Womb Tomb
For the “Womb Tomb” installation, a granite boulder over 6 m long from the Paradies quarry was cut into two halves, and hollowed out according to instructions by the artist.
Above-ground cave: 229 x 335 x 270 cm, 21.5 t Underground shaft: 213 x 270 x 230 cm, 16.5 t
Womb Tomb is part of a private collection and is not open for public viewing.
Project Details
- location:
- private
- Year:
- 2000
- artist:
- Peter Randall-Page
Used natural stones
Fuerstenstein Granite, bush-hammered
Boulder| Trade name: | Fuerstenstein Granite (Diorite) |
| Petrographic name : | Diorite |
| Quarry: | Paradise Quarry, Paradies 8, 94538 Fuerstenstein, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 13.322° E / 48.710° N (WGS 84) |
| Typical colour: | anthracite to dark grey |
| Visual appearance: | fine/medium-grained; appears with white, partially also differently coloured veining of various widths and shapes as well as lighter and darker mineral accumulations |
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