Fragment (1985)

This is a found object I have discovered on the streets of my birthplace - Sofia city. The piece of zinc sheet was lying on the pavement and gradually taking its shape. It must have been there for hours, the vehicles passing over it, before I have found it.

I was very impressed by the shape and the process and thought about it as an imprint of the busy daily life and thus a document of our time and civilization. Therefore I took it carefully and framed it so it could be hanged on a wall.

I am not sure about the exact year I have found it but I think it was in the early 80's.

Media: zinc sheet, plywood, paper, wood
Dimensions: 72 × 36 × 3.5 cm

The frame is wooden and is patinated with silver nitrate (AgNO3).