5/19/2023 0 Comments The device to root out evil![]() But the rural church proved to be too volatile for a city. The sculpture migrated from Venice to New York. And the criticism accepted very kindly the product. “The Device to Root out Evil” was demonstrated for the first time in 1997 at the Venice Biennale. ![]() The Church roof spikes into hell, just as the spear of Archangel Michael pierces Evil’s throat. The author thinks that the church roof spiked in the land is not blasphemous, but aggressively. Most of the audience associates the upside-down church with the religious upheavals. But then Oppenheim felt that his work may cause too many conflicting feelings, churches protests and religious people, so it renamed as "The Device to Root out Evil" in order to prevent the negative connection. Initially the project was called simply " the Church". This helps you to refresh your understanding, its role and function. This method allows you to look at the familiar, standard structure upside down. To build an upside-down building is a rather interesting trick. But the main thing is certainly not the inner glow but its appearance. The glass glows with red and the steel gleams. After the sunset the church is illuminated from within. ![]() The steel shines in the daylight during a sunny day. The statue is made of transparent red Venetian glass and steel. It is an 8 foot village church in the English new style, with the roof spiked into the ground. " The Device to Root out Evil" is a sculpture created by Dennis Oppenheim in 1997.
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