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MADE IN CYLAND

ALEXEY GRACHEV & PAVEL IVANOV

DEBRIS

Installation, 2013


3D modelling, plexiglass endlighten rods, steel, welding, LEDs

‘Debris’ recalls anti-tank obstacle defence (also known as ‘Gorikker hedgehogs’ after their creator) in the shape of three-dimensional iron structures, widely used for protection during wartime).

The transformation of these brutal systems in glowing ‘stars’ serves as the perpetuation of the memory of the brilliant in their simplicity engineering decisions crucial at crysis. On the other hand, they are forever taken from the field of concrete historical memories to cultural archetypes.

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