© Jeroen Verrecht

DAVID DE TSCHARNER

Gabe I (Gift)

Polyurethane, sand, pigment, brass
9 L x 9 W x 9 H cm (closed)
Each unique
 
Gabe – Gift in english – is a series of games created for children in the XIXth century by Friedrich Fröbel, father of the kindergarten concept. Experimenting in his researches different ways of collaboration, swiss artist David de Tscharner has started a new series of playful sculptures inspired by the german pedagog. Gabe is a small molded box containing 5 unique objects that could be connected in many ways to each other with brass sticks.