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Närkontakt
© Gustav Kraitz
Närkontakt
Närkontakt
Photo: Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet

Närkontakt

by Gustav Kraitz
Artist (Ungern, född 1926)
Alternate Title
  • Close Contact
Date2008
Dimensions40 x 165 x 40 cm
Classification
Countries
Credit LineDonation 2008 från Marcus Storch
On view
StockholmOutdoor Sculptures
RoomOutside location
Object NumberMOM/2008/29
About the artworkGustav Kraitz finds his materials in the wild: clay, stone and metal. In Close Contact, the dark diabase is polished until shiny, and when it rains it turns black as coal. The shiny sections contrast sharply with the short sides, which are rough and bumpy. Things happen when you cut stone, says Kraitz. Close Contact is aligned with the quayside, where the waves gurgle constantly. It is easy to imagine how the stone has been shaped by years of softly lapping water. Signatures, inscriptions and marks Graverat i nedre kanten på framsidan: "NÄRKONTAKT GUSTAV KRAITZ 2008"