Ukon from the series War Games
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Date of creation
1995
Technique
wood, steel, signed
Size
250 × 490 × 170 cm
ID number
CRP.RZ.1024
Method and date of collection
Presented by the artist, 2014
Ukon is a monumental object made from debarked trunk of an old tree, enclosed in a steel band, reinforced with a huge metal shield between the branches. The sculpture brings to mind a military machine – torturer, at the same time evoking an impression of a mutilated limb of a victim.