Humans since 1982
Rocking Church, 2020
Black coated wood and MDF, metal, electronic components, loudspeaker.
3250 x 1170 x 3050 mm / 128 x 46 x 120 in.
Unique

Rocking Church (2020) is a large kinetic sculpture, of which the focal point is a 3 meter high replica of the Gothic church Ulm Minster. The wooden model has been mounted on rockers and oscillates back and forth of its own volition, accompanied by the sound of a ringing church bell.

The church replica itself is a found object, initially created as a recreational passion project by an 80-year-old modeler from Germany. The original maker had already sold the church to a Mr. Frank R. Schindler of Neue-Ulm, who agreed to pass it over to Humans since 1982 to create Rocking Church.

Now transformed through its incorporation into an assemblage sculpture, Rocking Church bears surrealist qualities and lacks fixed meaning. The piece brings together two seemingly discordant symbols – the church and a child’s toy – to encourage multiple implications and explore the potential of playfulness in relation to artistic creations.

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Production
Kitchen Film Production

Photography & Editing
Tim Meier