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Scrap Giant on Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz as a Memorial Against Electronic Waste
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Published: October 5, 2022; 11:55 ♦ (Vindobona)
In front of the Soviet Heroes Monument, a giant scrap metal statue stands six meters high on Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz. An installation by German artist HA Schult was designed as a memorial against electronic waste.
The statue is about six meters high and composed of a lot of electrical waste. / Picture: © Jovanna Glück
The "Wertgigant" by German artist HA Schult is to function as a memorial. The artwork is intended to draw attention to the negative impact of disposed electrical appliances on the climate.
Composed of the amount of electronic scrap that is produced in Austria every 20 minutes, the work can now be experienced in Vienna after stops in Germany and Linz, for example. Until October…
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