Sculpture for the Attiki Metro Station (Competition, 1st prize)
Idea of the project “Attica Land”
A primordial symbol of life and evolution, they have always been the Perpetual Motion of everything around us.
A moving train reminds us of this element while at the same time integrating it into our daily reality.
With my present sculptural composition, consisting of geometric forms, I seek to “freeze” a snapshot of this constant alternation, which semiologically expresses a moving train.
A second element that is my point of reference was the word “Attica Land”.
I wanted to incorporate every grammatical element of this expression into my work, but shaping it in sculptural forms, so that the reading of the expression is not immediately recognizable. This is because I want to give the passerby-viewer the opportunity to actively participate in its revelation.
My composition is developed in 60m and alternates through forms and gaps, successive curves and all of these tangentially, bringing the relationship of the unit with the whole into proximity. This dialectical relationship is not only not interrupted but also becomes necessary in the formation of a single organization of large forms and openings that acquire entity in the sculptural ΄΄wall΄΄ that they ultimately form.
The members of the composition that are developed in different thicknesses, emphasize their particularity which is ultimately subordinated to the overall organization of the work.
For the implementation of the project we chose to use brass and stainless steel, the choice of the two metals was made because, on the one hand, brass, both tonally and chromatically (oxidized) is in proximity to the earthy shades, thus rendering the dark tones. and stainless steel, with its rigor as a material and its sharp purity, contrasts dynamically in the composition with its white surfaces.
The combination of these two materials was made so that the resulting aesthetic result would be multifaceted, at the same time simple but above all functional for this open public space.
Sculptor: Dimitris Fortsas
Construction team: Dimitris Fortsas, Christos Ploumidis, Katsibourdas Panagiotis