Documentary follows the construction of eleven fountains in eleven Frisian towns, as part of European Capital of Culture 2018 Leeuwarden. Artists from all parts of the globe have to familiarise themselves with a province they do not know; the organisers have to create a support base among the critical Frisian population. The film exposes the dilemmas involved in art in the public space and presents a humorous picture of the tension field between artist and audience.

De komst van elf fonteinen, gemaakt door elf internationale topkunstenaars, in elf Friese steden zorgt voor humoristische en confronterende situaties tussen een bevlogen kunstcurator en de nuchtere Friese bewoners.