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With the early planning stages dating all the way back to 1956, this multi-part work by Erich Reusch serves as a very early example of Corten steel being used in a public sculpture. It was specifically designed for its position outside the new Finanzamt building, taking the spatial characteristics of the location under close consideration.
The sculpture is comprised of three upright triangles and one stele. Two of the triangles are flat surfaces made of steel plates. The third triangle is made of t-beams and forms a sort of picture frame for the surrounding environment. The stele is also made of an upright t-beam.
The individual elements are arranged perpendicular to the nearby road and parallel to each other with ample distance between them. When seen from the road, they initially look like nothing more than thin lines and do not block the view of the building. The viewer can only experience the constellation of surfaces and space by moving around them.
In his sculptures, Erich Reusch is always concerned with enabling an experience of limitless space. To him, a sculpture should not occupy a specific space as an isolated object; instead, he aims to: “… expand the boundaries of a spatial situation through a sculpture” (in conversation with Max Imdahl, 1976).

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