Dirk's Pod

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!Famedforhisworksofphysicalitycompoundedbybreathtakingsizeandweight,RichardSerraisoneoftheartistsattheforefrontofcontemporarysculpture.Hehasexhibitedextensivelythroughouttheworldandhascreatednumerouspermanentsite-specificsculpturesinpublicandprivatevenues.ThisbookaccompaniesSerra'ssculptureprojectDirk'sPod,oneoftheartist'smajorsite-specificworksrealisedinthelastfewyears,andconceivedfortheNovartisCampusinBasel/Switzerland.Serradedicatedthissculpturetohisfriendofmanyyears,thephotographerDirkReinartzwhodiedinSpring2004.Reinartzhaddocumentedtheentireproductionprocessofthesculpturalelementsinaseriesofmagnificentphotographsincludedinthisbook.InstallationphotographsandviewsofthefinishedsculptureweremadebyNicTenwiggenhorn.