Swaantje GüntzelSEASCAPE IV / Museum Kunst der Westküste, Föhr
Production in front of the work “Harbor Entrance” (1916) by Erich Heckel (1883–1970). The work was realized in the painting depot of Museum Kunst der Westküste (Föhr). The artist holds a 100-pound US aerial bomb under her arm which was recovered from the North Sea. The work is part of the artist´s ongoing series "Seascapes".
In the German North and Baltic Seas, there are contaminated sites of about 1.6 million tons of conventional munitions and 5,000 tons of chemical warfare agents dumped during World War II by military operations or afterwards by dumping (source: Federal Environment Agency Germany).
Realized with the help of SeaTerra GmbH.
[Swaantje Güntzel, SEESTÜCK IV / Museum Kunst der Westküste, Föhr, 2024, Diasec, 80 × 120 cm]
Foto: Henriette Pogoda
Assistance: Joana Bacelar
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Production in front of the work “Harbor Entrance” (1916) by Erich Heckel (1883–1970). The work was realized in the painting depot of Museum Kunst der Westküste (Föhr). The artist holds a 100-pound US aerial bomb under her arm which was recovered from the North Sea. The work is part of the artist´s ongoing series "Seascapes".
In the German North and Baltic Seas, there are contaminated sites of about 1.6 million tons of conventional munitions and 5,000 tons of chemical warfare agents dumped during World War II by military operations or afterwards by dumping (source: Federal Environment Agency Germany).
Realized with the help of SeaTerra GmbH.
[Swaantje Güntzel, SEESTÜCK IV / Museum Kunst der Westküste, Föhr, 2024, Diasec, 80 × 120 cm]
Foto: Henriette Pogoda
Assistance: Joana Bacelar
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #fotografie #photography #seascape #seascapes #seestück #seestücke #erichheckel #war #munition #worldwar1 #ww1 #worldwar2 #ww2 #marinedebris #seaterra #mkdw #museumkunstderwestküste #föhr #nordsee #ostsee #northsea #balticsea #museum #museumsdepot #painting #henriettepogoda #aerialbomb #bomb #zerscheller #hafeneinfahrt #fliegerbombe #ammunition #paintings #reddress #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel
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