Antwerp City Collection

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    De Stadscollectie Antwerpen is a lively tribute to the artists who give colour to the city of Antwerp. From emerging talent to established names, this collection highlights local creativity but also the global influence of Antwerp’s art scene. Welcome!

    Panamarenko

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    (c)image: Syb'l S. Pictures
    Grote Plumbiet [Big Plumbite], 1984
    Panamarenko
    Object , 110 x 180 x 180 cm, 2 x (150 cm), 150 x 150 cm
    metal plates, magnet

    'Thanks to the plumbiet, vikings could navigate...' - Panamarenko

    The installation Big Plumbite is a magnetic rotor consisting of four red drums, each of which has sixty rectangular magnets fixed round the outside. The drums are supported by two longitudinal shafts perpendicular to each other. The
    10,000-volt plumbite motors rotate the synchronized magnetic cylinder mechanism, generating powerful magnetic forces in the field above the machine, in which metal discs and flying saucers can hover. The title of the installation refers to the naturally magnetic lead ore ‘plumbite’.

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