Molecule Man (sculpture)

The Molecule Man is a Berlin monumental work of art that was created in May 1999 by the American sculptor Jonathan Borofsky. It is a three-person sculpture, which was erected in the Spree River between Elsenbrücke and Upper tree bridge near the intersection of the three districts of Kreuzberg, Alt-Treptow and Friedrichshain.

History

Borofsky had 1977/78 his first molecule sculptures made ​​that had been set up in Los Angeles. He was fascinated by the high symbolic value of such figures, which are interspersed with holes, and the molecules symbolize, of which they consist.

" [ The sculpture will remind ... ] that both the man and the molecules in a world of probability exist and it is the aim of all creative and intellectual traditions, to find wholeness and unity within the world. "

The site of the triple figure was chosen at the meeting of the three previous independent Berlin districts of Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg and Treptow. At the same time there is a seam of the reunified East and West Berlin.

Short Description

There are three 30-meter (100 -foot) male figures made ​​of weather -resistant, perforated aluminum plates, which face each other and meet in the middle. The double symbolism is by the coincidence of the districts but also by the union of molecules of all human beings, which is necessary for human survival. Meet today at the site together three districts and two districts. The work of art weighs about 45 tons.

You can see the artwork of the upper tree bridge of Stralauer Avenue and over the leading rail and commuter rail lines. It was funded by Allianz SE, which has its headquarters in the neighboring Treptowers.