Pieces (Art Installation)
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'Pieces' is a diptych
by the British
artist and sculptor Baldrick Buckle
. It was exhibited at the Europlaza, Pakhuis De Zwijger Amsterdam
in 2007. One half consists of a room containing over 20 million individual jigsaw puzzle pieces and the other consists of a cube built from approximately 8000 empty jigsaw puzzle boxes. An article about the installation and an interview with the artist was published in NRC Handelsblad
, a Dutch national newspaper.
A version of 'Pieces' that included a car
, a caravan
, a gin & tonic bar and a market stall
was also commissioned and exhibited by the organisers of the Art Car Boot Fair 2007, held in London's Brick Lane
. The installation was extensively captured by users of Flickr
.com and on BBC Collective and was also used as the backdrop to a Richard & Judy
television feature on the event.
Diptych
A diptych di "two" + ptychē "fold") is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, wax tablets being coated with wax on inner faces, for recording notes and for measuring time and direction.In Late Antiquity, ivory diptychs with...
by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
artist and sculptor Baldrick Buckle
Baldrick Buckle
Baldrick Buckle is a British-born artist and sculptor. His ownership of an apartment and studio in the Bijlmer district of Amsterdam means he often is considered to be a rising star of the Dutch art scene, though his itinerant nature makes this association less straightforward than it is sometimes...
. It was exhibited at the Europlaza, Pakhuis De Zwijger Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in 2007. One half consists of a room containing over 20 million individual jigsaw puzzle pieces and the other consists of a cube built from approximately 8000 empty jigsaw puzzle boxes. An article about the installation and an interview with the artist was published in NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...
, a Dutch national newspaper.
A version of 'Pieces' that included a car
Čar
Čar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...
, a caravan
Travel trailer
A travel trailer or caravan is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent . It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places...
, a gin & tonic bar and a market stall
Market stall
A market stall is a typically immobile, temporary structure erected by merchants to display and shelter their merchandise in a street market or other setting. Stalls are easily erected, taken down or simply moved on wheels...
was also commissioned and exhibited by the organisers of the Art Car Boot Fair 2007, held in London's Brick Lane
Brick Lane
Brick Lane is a street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. It runs from Swanfield Street in the northern part of Bethnal Green, crosses Bethnal Green Road, passes through Spitalfields and is linked to Whitechapel High Street to the south by the short stretch of...
. The installation was extensively captured by users of Flickr
Flickr
Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
.com and on BBC Collective and was also used as the backdrop to a Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club...
television feature on the event.