Ford Taunus Ghia / reinforced concrete, Bob Gramsma

A mysterious passenger car is parked in a field next to Gäuggelistrasse. One could almost think that someone has disposed of his wrecked car here, and at the same time wonder what the monumental concrete structure above the passenger compartment means. The massive weight on the Ford seems to smash the vehicle. What sometimes makes for wide-eyed wonder often provides an occasion to discuss the approach to art and cultural politics.

"Drifted Pit" is the name of the work by Dutch-Swiss artist Bob Gramsma and consists of the design classic Ford Taunus and a massive concrete object. The fusion of the two elements evokes a variety of associations. The concrete sculpture, like an erratic boulder, was brought forth by a mass of snow. Erratic blocks are a typical geological and geomorphological characteristic of landscapes formed by glaciers. Thus, the vehicle was also once formed by snow, which completely covered the body and in the course of the melting process revealed a cavity dug by the artist and then cast in concrete. The hollow form, open at the top, becomes for Gramsma an object for spatial theoretical considerations. A mental discourse of outside and inside emerges, which, together with the car, illustrates that space is not to be understood as a given constant, but as a dynamic structure that can be created through interaction. The artist thus encourages us to rethink given orders.



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