" the circle
"
a work during the 7. Leipziger Jahresausstellung
" WESTBAD",
3. 11. - 23. 11. 2000
Leipzig, Handelshof, Grimmaische Straße
1 - 7
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“the grid“
grid for mosaic with 1886
bricks
In memory of Hubert Ritter (1886
- 1967), the architect of the "Westbad" (western public bath) in Leipzig,
who introduced the geometry of the circle in house building, I have built
a mosaic, that calls to mind the old roman bath places (thermals).
I understand it as a fragment of
an intended giant mosaic, that could have be seen in the WESTBAD in its
faded glorious times. Just like the roman thermals this building is a ruin
today. The mosaic shown evokes Hubert Ritters work and his passion
for the circle in architecture.
I ordered 1886 bricks, colored the
surface in 10 different colors and put them into a matrix 41 rows x 46
columns.
The succession of the colors is
defined by the first 1886 digits of Pi. Every digit has its own color,
from 1 - yellow, 2...9 - ochre and blue tones to 0 - dark blue. It is possible
to "read" this mosaic by the line from left to right (beginning in the
top left-hand corner to the lower right-hand corner).
This mosaic, the biggest ever created
on the circle number Pi, has dimensions 4,7 m x 5,3 m (185 inches x 209
inches) and a weight of 9,5 tons. It was built in 36 hours by the author.
the circle, mosaic, 1886 bricks...............................................photo:
Punctum/Kober
the circle, detail....................................................................photo:
Punctum/Kober
Special thanks to:
András Reibl (Hardware)
J.V. Schmidt (MPW-Software: www.piworld.de)
Megalith Baustoffwerke Eisenberg
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