Nougat (Block)
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Biel, Utopics, 11th Swiss Sculpture Exhibition, 2009
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 2009/10
Domaine du Muy, parc de sculptures contemporaines, 2015
Art in public space
concrete
Auszeichnung für Nougat (Block) von Kulturplatz, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Art in public space
concrete
Auszeichnung für Nougat (Block) von Kulturplatz, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Nougat Block — I dig a hole in the ground to make a casting pit. I use various materials like wood, metal, plastic, resin, clay, coal, etc. These are raw materials for cultural needs. Mixed in with the cement, they yield a conglomerate whose structure resembles geological phenomena; it surfaces when all four sides are cut with a diamond saw. The block is lifted out of the earth and turned by 180° so that the raw, earth-encrusted surface is on top. Time and weathering will make the five tonne monolith crumble here and there; it will rust, melt, change colour and continue growing because the wood will send out shoots or airborne seeds will sprout where the material has eroded.