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Tetrapods on the island of Sylt

Tetrapods on the island of Sylt

Tetrapods on the island of Sylt

A closer look at the work

A grey path leads through magenta grass towards densely stacked multi-armed concrete bodies. Empty bicycle stands, posts and fencing give the foreground an everyday scale. Repeated forms accumulate into a low, difficult-to-survey wall. Turquoise clouded sky fills nearly half the frame, opposing material density with open expanse.

The bodies appear as an arranged accumulation rather than in immediate contact with the sea, allowing sculptural shape to precede function. Small metal hoops repeat the motif of stored and lined-up objects at another scale. Grass, path and concrete form an already organised landscape. Unfamiliar colour connects its parts without erasing differences between grown and industrially formed bodies.

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Light and limestone
82 × 124 cm

Visualization · Spatial design proposal. The original photograph is inserted unchanged. All sizes share the same room, viewpoint and scale. Presentation and framing are discussed individually.

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Size · height × widthEdition number / edition size + AP
40 × 60 cmEdition 7 + 2 AP
82 × 124 cmEdition 5 + 2 AP
111 × 167 cmEdition 3 + 2 AP

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Ethereum · ERC-1155 · Token 4

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Work and editions

Also listed in the artwork archive as: Tetrapods on the island of Sylt, Deutschland

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