Florian Graf

Yasmin Afschar

ISBN 10: 3039422502 / ISBN 13: 9783039422500

Edité par Scheidegger & Spiess Jan 2025, 2025

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Neuware -Swiss artist Florian Graf conceived his School Models art project for the public space in the city of Zurich. Situated within the school yard of a public secondary school, it is comprised of models of three buildings on the campus, each representing a period of architectural history. Graf's white limestone sculptures of 1:20 scale are supported by oversized, multi-colored Terrazzo toy blocks. Students are invited to view their school buildings in entirely new ways, such as seating or as meeting places. The interplay of proportions between oversized blocks and miniature school buildings, as well as the actual school buildings used as a backdrop, prompts a re-evaluation of the underlying power dynamics and interpretations that shape educational systems.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9783039422500

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Florian Graf
• Éditeur: Scheidegger & Spiess Jan 2025
• Date de parution: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3039422502
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783039422500
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 309 L x 204 H x 17 P (en millimètres) 309 millimètres de largeur par 204 millimètres de hauteur par 17 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 748 grammes

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Synopsis

• Documents a unique public art project in Zurich
• Illuminates key terms such as education, model, collaboration, and resonance
• Invites a reflection on the evolution of education and its institutions over time
• Text in English and German

Swiss artist Florian Graf conceived his School Models art project for the public space in the city of Zurich. Situated within the playground of a public secondary school, it comprises models of three neighbouring schools, each representing a period of architectural history. Graf’s white, limestone sculptures of 1:20 scale are supported by oversized, multicoloured Terazzo toy blocks. Pupils are invited to appropriate their school buildings in entirely new ways, such as seating or as meeting places. The interplay of proportions between oversized blocks and miniature school buildings, as well as the actual school buildings as a backdrop, prompts a re-evaluation of the underlying power dynamics and interpretations that shape educational systems.

This book documents a unique public art project that evokes interaction through images and supplementing texts. It illuminates key terms such as education, model, collaboration, and resonance. The book also invites a reflection on the evolution of education and its institutions over time.

Text in English and German.

À propos de l?auteur

Florian Graf is a Zurich-based Swiss artist, whose art addresses issues of identity and orientation in a transient society characterised by diversity.