The sculptor Heinz Pistol worked on an entire ensemble in the Stadtgarten Stuttgart from 1972-1974. One part of it is the disused fountain, which we wanted to make visible again in its power and sculptural quality for the Summer of Arts Festival – Villa Massimo as a guest in Stuttgart.
Within a week, we used a high-pressure cleaner to draw a pattern in the patina of the fountain. All the angles and lines are derived from the fountain figure. Like a collection of sectional lines, the graphic traces the topography of the fountain sculpture. And it invites people to playfully discover this artwork by following the lines.
A work about a fountain that has become a landscape, about time and timelessness and the appreciation of what exists.
Thanks to Prof. Martina Baum and Prof. Markus Vogl from the Universität Stuttgart, the whole team of the Villa Massimo for the support and, once again, Christian Aguilar for his great work with us at the fountain.