Modern Pillar (2017)
Video of a 22 metre long concrete pile driven into the soil
Duration: 09min12sec, Color, no sound, HD1080
An enormous and repetitive sound kept distracting me. I went out to find it’s provenance. At a construction site on Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam 22 metres long concrete piles were driven into the soil to serve as the fundament for the new residential building ‘Seattle’. Modern Pillar shows how one of these concrete piles is driven into the ground.
Location-image: Pile driver fillings positioned around the fire on the construction site
To protect the concrete pile against the impact of the hammer, the pile is protected with a cap filling. This consists of a wooden block placed on top of the pole and is held in place by a steel cap. If the hammer hits are severe, there is a possibility that the wood will inflame by the friction. On cold days, the wood is used to make a fire, so that construction workers can warm themselves during their break.
Permanent installation at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, next to the office of the Inspector of Work Environments.
The work part of the group show: David&Goliath at De Apotheek, Amsterdam