Ogna (sculpture)
OGNA is the name of an accessible sculpture by the Swiss artist Matias Spescha in Trun in the Surselva in the canton of Graubünden .
Emergence
The origin of OGNA goes back to an iron tube that Matias Spescha had cut in half in a locksmith's shop in Winterthur in 1996 and then welded back together again in an offset manner. From this new shape, the desire arose to convert it into a large, walk-in concrete sculpture.
Numerous people, groups as well as the artist's place of residence and hometown, the municipality of Trun, supported Spescha's project. The municipality made a plot of land available in the «L'ogna» area in the south of the village. The Romanesque place name describes the narrow strip of alder forest that delimits the meadow from the Vorderrhein . Spescha named his work after this field name.
The groundbreaking ceremony for OGNA took place on May 1st, 2012, the opening on May 4th, 2013. The architects responsible were Fabian Vincenz and Linus Weishaupt from Ilanz .
description
The sculpture is 48 meters long and 30 meters wide, the 30 centimeter thick concrete walls are 5.5 meters high. The interior has a gravel surface and is entered through an opening from the south. The walls are partly painted with large wall paintings by Matias Spescha. There are two metal sculptures by the artist in the interior.
From the east
entrance
m inside
Foundation, endowment
The OGNA foundation was founded and registered in Trun on November 26th, 2008. Its purpose was the realization of the sculpture according to the specifications of Matias Spescha, now it will ensure its maintenance.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ogna.ch ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Vincenz.Weishaupt Architects
Coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 27.5 " N , 8 ° 59 ′ 29.5" E ; CH1903: seven hundred eighteen thousand six hundred and seventy-one / 177817