Destroyed Word
Spanish installation artist Santiago Sierra has been making and destroying super-size letters as part of this two year project.
Overview
He tore down a massive concrete letter ‘M’ in Sweden. In the Netherlands, he made a giant ‘S’ of vegetables to be devoured by a horde of pigs.
Across the world, from Europe to Brazil, via India, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, Spanish installation artist Santiago Sierra has been making and destroying super-size letters as part of his two year project The Destroyed Word.
What could they spell? With nine out of ten letters down and Sierra’s famously anti-capitalist stance it’s getting pretty obvious by now, but the last letter’s being incinerated on Wednesday and if you want to witness the culmination of this grand vision, you’re invited to come and watch it burn as part of the Melbourne Festival.
There’ll also be an exhibition at NGV from October 17, featuring film of all ten demolitions, so you can partake in Sierra's rage against the global machine without risking getting smoke in your eyes.
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