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"DER SCHLÜSSEL ZUM CODE"
is the title of J.S's winning project for a large scale sculpture installation in and around the new building for Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, in Bonn, Germany. Client is the German State, through the Staatliche Bauamt II, in Cologne.
Along with seven other artists (among them Anthony Gormley, Maurizio Cattelan, Carsten Höller) J.S. was invited to compete for this very large commission in late July, 2000. The jury made its choice on October 10, and half the project (including the "Hauptskulptur") was in place in April 2001. The final parts of the installation were installed in late November 2001.
J.S's project deals with questions of coding and code-breaking, and employs towers and stacks of three-dimensional letters made in plastic materials, stone and bronze. The main sculpture - the "Hauptskulptur" - is installed in the entry hall of the building and five "satellites" are installed outside the building.
Text by Martin Seidel in Kunst am Bau – Projekte des Bundes 2000-2006
FINISHED HAUPTSKULPTUR:
first view, second view, third view
FINISHED SATELLITES:
First Satellite:
view 1, view 2, view 3
Second Satellite:
view 1, view 2
Third Satellite
Fourth Satellite:
view 1, view 2
Fifth SatelliteExtract from Project Text
Article in Dagens Industri
Model photos:
Hauptskulptur
First Satellite
Second Satellite
Third Satellite
Fourth Satellite
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