Interface
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Year: 2024
Edition: Unique
Technique: Aluminum tubes and black industrial stretch foil.
Framed: No
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AUTHENTICITY
All artworks on IdeelArt are original, signed, delivered directly from the artist's studio, and come with a certificate of authenticity."Interface" (also documented as Strukturgebilde 3) is a temporary site-specific intervention created by Daniel Göttin for the 2024 program Kunst/interventionen im öffentlichen Raum in Basel. Installed in the St. Johanns Park on August 2, 2024, the work was part of the collaborative series "Architekturen des Gesprächs" (Architectures of Conversation). Supported by the Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt, this skeletal structure functioned as a social and spatial "interface," redefining the park’s landscape for a single, impactful day.
Artistic Vision & Technique
The installation consists of a lightweight, geometric framework constructed from polished aluminum tubes. True to Göttin’s interest in the dialogue between void and volume, the skeletal structure is partially "skinned" with black industrial stretch foil. These diagonal bands of dark material create a visual tension against the silver frame, playing with the sunlight and casting rhythmic shadows across the grass.
The work explores the concept of transparency versus opacity. By creating an "open" architectural form, Göttin invites the viewer to look through the work rather than just at it. The structure acts as a physical "interface" between the natural environment of the park and the industrial materials of modern construction, prompting a conversation about how we inhabit and perceive public space.
Context & Significance
As part of the Architekturen des Gesprächs series, Göttin’s work was one of four "Strukturgebilde" (structural formations) designed to facilitate dialogue. In a park setting - a classic site for social gathering- the work serves as a silent protagonist that organizes movement and sightlines. It exemplifies Göttin’s mastery of Concrete Art, where the material and the space it occupies are the primary subjects. The project highlights the artist's ability to create a "maximum presence" with "minimal weight," a recurring theme in his lifelong investigation into site-specific interventions.
Key Technical Details
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Title: Interface (Strukturgebilde 3).
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Dimensions: Monumental skeletal scale.
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Medium: Site-specific public intervention.
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Materials: Aluminum tubes and black industrial stretch foil.
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Location: St. Johanns Park, Basel, Switzerland.
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Event: Architekturen des Gesprächs (A.d.G.) / Basel 2024.
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Year: 2024.
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Daniel Göttin 是一位瑞士藝術家，他的作品分為特定場域的計劃以及用於牆面的彩色或繪畫物件。他居住並工作於巴塞爾。
教育 / 駐地藝術家計劃
最初擔任工程公司的技術繪圖員，Daniel Göttin 後來進入巴塞爾視覺藝術學校，並於1990年畢業。
他曾於1990年在澳洲弗里曼特爾藝術基金會（現為 Artsource）、1993年在德州馬法的 Donald Judd Chinati 基金會、1994年在瑞士 Eisenwerk 的 Shed、2005年在紐約的 :artist:network，以及2007年和2013/2014年在東京的 Youkobo 藝術空間擔任駐地藝術家。
相關引言
「Daniel 的藝術具有清晰與深思。但這種清晰並非來自固定或重複的立場或策略。相反地，他的藝術是反覆進行的，回應不斷變化的條件與環境。他的作品不同面向，無論是牆面作品或為牆面製作的物件，彼此相互關聯並互相反思。Daniel 所稱的整體——他的作品體系，具有一種完整性。」（Chris Ashley，Minus Space）
重要榮譽
Daniel Göttin 曾獲得瑞士巴塞爾市的補助金。
展覽
自1990年以來，Göttin 在歐洲、日本、澳洲、墨西哥和美國的博物館、畫廊及公共收藏中舉辦了超過60場個展及計劃。
他與伴侶 Gerda Maise 於1998年在巴塞爾創立了藝術空間 Hebel_121，提供裝置展覽的平台。Hebel_121 持續展出創新藝術作品。
Wenger，瑞士蘇黎世
Conny Dietzschold，澳洲雪梨
Gen，日本東京
Minus Space，美國布魯克林
照片來源（由上至下）
- Daniel Göttin
- Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
- Serge Hasenböhler
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