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Sonnenfinsternisgucker

Solar Eclipse Lookers

Cla Coray & René Odermatt
1999

Description

Bench with four persons looking to the solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. 'Imperishable' cast in glass-fiber-reinforced concrete of the winning sculpture of the 1st International Sand Sculpture Festival of Switzerland

Information Sign

SONNENFINSTERNIS
11. august 1999 uhrzeit 12.30

"unvergänglicher" abguss
der siegerskulptur des
1. internationalen
sandskulpturen-festivals
der schweiz, von

cla coray und rené odermatt

Sculptors

Cla Coray (Zürich 1969), Swiss stone, sand and ice sculptor (Website).
René Odermatt (Zug 1972), Swiss wood sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

AWAG Natur-und Kunststein GmbH, Die Sandfiguren "Sonnenfinsternisgucker".

Locatie (N 47°28'49" - E 9°29'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg010; Photograph: 5 October 2014
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