Broken Chair
Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood designed by Swiss artist Daniel Berset, and constructed by carpenter Louis Genève.[1] It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres (39 feet) high.[2]
It depicts a giant
History
Broken Chair is an original idea and project of
The failure of many countries to sign the Treaty and the strong public support for the sculpture caused it to be left in place until 2005, when it was removed to allow extensive remodeling of the Place des Nations. After completion of the work, it was reinstalled in the same place in front of the United Nations Office at Geneva on 26 February 2007.[5]
The reinstallation of Broken Chair in February 2007 was officially dedicated by Handicap International to support the signature of an international treaty on a ban on cluster munitions, which was signed in Oslo in December 2008.
The work was the property of the sculptor until 2004, when he transferred ownership to Handicap International.
Similar sculptures
Giant chair sculptures by other artists include Chair in the US, and the temporary The Writer by Giancarlo Neri on Hampstead Heath in London.
References
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- ^ Fodor's Switzerland. (2009). United Kingdom: Fodor's.
- ^ a b Nelson, D-L (16 May 2007). "A Chair Can Be a Powerful Symbol". The Women's International Perspective. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008.