(the last remnants of newspapers removed in 2017)
The work Squeeze (meaning squeeze or pressure) consisted of a pile of newspapers, packed tightly together and the size of a hunting lodge. The newspapers were kept within its square by young self-sown maple trees and given a roof of turf.
This hut of newspapers went through a number of changes. At first, the local newspapers with brightly colored advertisements and photos eventually became a monochromatic mass. Then the outer sides began to slowly soften from water and wind and animals, and the edges of the sculpture were marked by geological layers that you could explore.
The discovery could be especially about words, because this compact square consisted of words, descriptions of events, accidents, political ups and downs, decisions that had an impact on the Langlanders.
But even though there were weighty arguments in the newspapers, the work created by slowly formulating breeding grounds for new plants and trees.
In 2018, however, for the safety of the audience, TICKON's friends had to remove the last remains of scaffolding from the sculpture, so that now, at best, there is still some newspaper debris left.
Artist: Steven Siegel / See more of Siegel's work here.
Year: 1997
Steven Siegel, born 1953 in the USA and trained as a sculptor at Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York. After working with abstract sculpture in galleries, since 1983 he has moved his field of work into nature.