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Wooden box with spikes. Published by Edition Quintus, Antwerp. Souvenir for Verheyen by Günther Uecker, created in 1989, is a sculptural object crafted from wood and embedded with metal spikes, measuring 30 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm. Part of a limited edition of 18, this work pays homage to fellow Zero Group artist Otto Piene and reflects Uecker’s enduring exploration of texture, rhythm, and energy through the tactile language of nails. The seemingly violent yet precise insertion of spikes evokes tension between aggression and control, transforming an ordinary wooden box into a charged aesthetic statement. Uecker’s use of repetitive materials and minimalist form aligns with post-war German abstraction and his meditative artistic practice.
Souvenir for Verheyen, 1989
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Wooden box with spikes. Published by Edition Quintus, Antwerp. Souvenir for Verheyen by Günther Uecker, created in 1989, is a sculptural object crafted from wood and embedded with metal spikes, measuring 30 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm. Part of a limited edition of 18, this work pays homage to fellow Zero Group artist Otto Piene and reflects Uecker’s enduring exploration of texture, rhythm, and energy through the tactile language of nails. The seemingly violent yet precise insertion of spikes evokes tension between aggression and control, transforming an ordinary wooden box into a charged aesthetic statement. Uecker’s use of repetitive materials and minimalist form aligns with post-war German abstraction and his meditative artistic practice.
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