Saw - Bon Flâneur

What I can see

In the forecourt of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, we see a 10m high sculpture made from stainless steel. It is a saw on a diagonal inclination. It comes out through the earth and saws it. Among other things, the inscription mentions the similarity between the toothed edge of the saw and the ramparts of the Kremlin’s walls in Moscow.

What I can't see

The Russian sculptor Andrei Filippov symbolically raised the huge differences between people, cultures and opinions, which “cut” the bridges of communication, with tragic consequences for humanity.

Info

Address: Archaeological Museum courtyard

Bibliography

Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.

Location

Timeline

Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )

2007 Placed.

Ottoman era (1453- 1912)

Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)

Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)

Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)

Classical era (478-323 BC)

Archaic era (800-479 BC)

Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)

Prehistory (-1100 BC)

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