Monument for a grocery vendor
Anchored in the social-ecological issues of the 21st century, Monument for a grocery vendor was created for a food market near the studio. A space that was once a vegetable garden, fruit orchard and possibly a stable, the only old wall still standing bears the traces of an old brick building with arches. The intervention consists of a work placed on the main axis through which people and cars move. Its role is to be disruptive, in that it should be bypassed, assuring that "parking" places around it will be freed, facilitating mobility. I used mainly materials recovered from the market itself, pieces of abandoned furniture, pallets and construction materials. It is 4.5 meters high and consists of four segments of wood and plywood in the form of cone-shaped trunks arranged asymmetrically to the true center, attached to a three-legged base made of metal.
Andrei Pituț is currently pursuing his PhD in Visual Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design of the West University of Timișoara, where he also got his BA in Sculpture (2018) and MA in Ceramic Design (2020). His work has been shown in a number of group exhibits in both Romania and Hungary. He won the 3rd Prize (Stone Residence Prize) at the Sculpture Symposium held by the Faculty of Arts and Design, in Timișoara (2018).
