When Brexit was a fact, the European Medicines Agency had to leave London. The new location became Amsterdam. In front of the new office there was the wish for an exceptional art piece. The Dutch artist Gijs Assmann was given the opportunity to create this sculpture.
The complexity of the work, the technique and seize made him decide to work with the German foundry Schmees Art cast in Pirna. Cause of the unique process Gijs asked to make an overview of the production. From the end of August 2019 till the transport 27 March 2020 we made seven trips to the south-east of Germany.
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Scrap at Schmees Art foundry Pirna
Melting the stainless steel
Melting the stainless steel
Filling the cauldron
The cauldron
The mould for the base of Pendulum
The contra mould for the base
The casting at Schmees Art Pirna
The raw cast of one of the components of Pendulum
The cleaner
Heating the casted component for rendering them corrosion resistant
The operator
Heating the casted component for rendering them corrosion resistant
The quenching tank
The components waiting for the next step
Grounding away the casting skin
Keeping an eye on the correct order
Mounting the elements together
Assembly of the sculpture
Grinding and assembling the sculpture
Polishing the stainless steel
The polishers
Pendulum
Preparations for positioning Pendulum at EMA Zuidas Amsterdam
positioning Pendulum at EMA Zuidas Amsterdam
Pendulum 20-05-2020
Gijs Assmann
