Michael Rakowitz – Fourth Plinth Commission
The Invisible Enemy Does Not Exist, 2019
Design, fabrication, and installation of Michael Rakowitz’s 4-metre high Lamassu; a sculpture of an ancient Assyrian deity.
The sculpture involves a carefully engineered steel armature, steel mesh cladding, and hundreds of pressed and cut date syrup cans imported from Lebanon and Iraq.
The artwork was transported to Trafalgar Square in a bespoke steel lifting framework and installed with a 60 tonne crane.
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Client
Fourth Plinth & Greater London Authority, London -
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Materials
CE certified steel support armature, stainless steel mesh, 3D print of motif moulds, can pressing and shaping as per Artist’s design. -
Services
Production Design, Fabrication, Project Management, Installation.
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