Babylon
2006
Wood, lacquer, bamboo trunk, palm fronds, styrodur
300 x 300 x 100 cm

The sculpture Babylon refers to the ancient Ishtar Gate of Babylon from the 6th century BC.. Citations and replica of the gate´s architecture appear in multiple, even oppositional, cultural and political contexts. One of the best known archeological reconstructions is at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The sculpture Babylon is built as modular and consists of a distinct decorative front side and a rough backside that reveals the sculpture´s wood construction.

Exhibition views Nineveh and its Remains, 2006, n.b.k. Studio, Berlin