On 3 February the models for “Proteinsichten” (“Protein Views”) were presented in Halle. This concept for the Protein-Zentrum (Protein Centre) of the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg includes mural paintings in the foyer and sculptures at two outdoor locations.
Alpha-Helix,
view 1
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Alpha-Helix,
view 2
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Alpha-Helix,
view 3
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Alpha-Helix,
view 4
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Alpha-Helix,
detail
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Alpha-Helix,
detail
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Beta-Faltblatt,
view 1
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Beta-Faltblatt,
view 2
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Beta-Faltblatt,
view 3
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At location A, in the southern outside area, the motif of the beta-pleated sheet appears. The liveliness of the sculptural object, especially its consistent departure from the vertical and the horizontal, forms an antithesis to the architecture and responds to it in a dialogue. The object also confirms the black-and-white concept of the architecture through its points of colour. The object consists of circular aluminium poles, bent several times, i.e. it is welded together from separate parts. The individual, free-standing poles (stelae) are hollow inside. They are anchored in pipe foundations with a depth of 1.50 m so that the stelae appear to grow individually out of the grass. They are fully coated in two shades of yellow. The whole object has a height of 4.15 m, a width of 3.60 m and a depth of 2 m. The poles have a standard diameter of 10 cm.
At location B, in the northern outside area, the motif of the alpha helix appears. The object provides images that change constantly as a result of the viewer’s own movements, which reveal the helix, now with greater, now with less clarity. The object also confirms the black-and-white concept of the architecture through its points of colour. The object consists of straight circular aluminium poles in one piece. The individual, free-standing poles (stelae) are hollow inside. They are anchored in pipe foundations with a depth of 1.50 m so that the stelae appear to grow individually out of the grass. The whole object has a height of 8 m, a diameter of 1.80 m and leans at an angle of 7 degrees. The poles have a standard diameter of 10 cm.