Darren Almond
Bus Stop
Aushwitz Bus Shelters, 2000

Role
Senior Designer, Project Manager

Brief
In 1999, Darren Almond was granted permission to remove the two bus shelters from outside the former concentration camp in Aushwitz (Osweicim). They were repositioned in Galerie Max Hetzler in Berlin. The permission to remove the shelters was granted only on the condition that Almond provide replacements. The two shelters exhibited at the Royal Academy are the replacement shelters.

Construction
Stainless Steel, Mild steel internal roof structure, Glass, Oak Seating, Enamel sinage, Chemically etched zinc timetable, Enamelled trash bins.

Gallery
Apocalypse Show: Royal Academy of Art, London

Size
Two Shelters, 6mL x 3mH x 2.7mW
 

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