Rock on Top of Another Rock (2013/2022) is a simple yet astonishing sculpture by the Swiss artist collaborators Peter Fischli and David Weiss. First shown in Hyde Park in London, this version of the multi-site sculpture (the others are in Norway and Switzerland) suggests a giant wayfinder, a rock literally on top of another to mark a spot during a walk or climb. Commenting on the Norway sculpture, Peter Fischli said:
Rock on Top of Another Rock by Fischli and Weiss
This artwork hangs between stability and instability, construction and destruction.
“ To put one rock on top of another rock in the wilderness is the first thing you do if you want to make a mark. When you walk and you want to find your way back, you make this mark. It is a very archaic, simple thing. We wanted to make something that forces you to stop your car and get out to take a photograph. ”Peter Fischli
Seemingly simple, the work engages complex engineering to achieve the sense of precarious balance. Fischli-Weiss’s often humorous works, illuminate a shared humanity in finding the simplest of gestures revealing our collective sense of astonishment.
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