The idea of the artists Matthias Bildstein und Philippe Glatz was to realize a 15-meter-high double-looping made from aluminium and wood.
This spectacular monumental sculpture refers with its complex form to amusement parks, sports and leisure industry thereby translating it into contemporary art.
Object: The Loop
Year: 2017
Location: Kunstmuseum Thurgau (Kartause Ittingen)
Contracting entity: Matthias Bildstein and Philippe Glatz / Kunsthaus Thurgau
Dimensions: 70 running meters 15 x 12 x 9m (LxWxH)
Weight / running meter: 35kg running meter
Construction: Aluminum sheet metal construction
Construction surface finish: painted wood panels
Realisation period: 10 weeks
view from the ground
view from below
construction view