 | PanamarenkoAeromodeller (Zeppelin), 1969dimensions: 2700 x Ø 600; 200 x 600 x 300 cmmaterials: mixed media date of purchase: 1980 The Aeromodeller is a work that stands a bit on its own within Panamarenko's oeuvre. Its balloon consists of strips of polyester foil glued together. The cabin is made of woven Palembang cane. The self-made mahogany plywood propellers are driven by four Flymo motors resting on a manoeuvrable under-carriage. Panamarenko's original intention was to go and live in the cabin. In this sense The Aeromodeller should be seen in the context of Panamarenko's interest in spaceships. "The highest purpose one can have," he once said, "is to devise a way to leave the earth." This is no escapism. In the end man can never be more directly confronted with himself than on a spaceship: forever going nowhere. (Source text: website Hans Theys) |
