Art in Sihlcity

Sihlcity has everything for life, art included. The building complex became a museum overnight after various well-known contemporary artists were invited to realise their own projects in Sihlcity. Art is now everywhere to be seen. You can read about all the artworks here:

Helicoïdales

Where: Spiral Staircase Mall
Who: atelier oï. Founded in 1991 in La Neuville. Multidisciplinary studio for architecture, interior design, product design and scenography.
What: «Helicoïdales», 2021. Wooden installation made of pine. The artwork emphasizes Sihlcity's connection to the nature of the Sihlraum. The spiral-shaped compartments made of wood are arranged in a staggered manner like the branches of a tree and rotate gently in circles due to the air in the room.

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Koi

Where: Night-time entrance to the car park
Who: Annelies Štrba. Born 1947 in Zug. Photographer. Video, photo art. Lives and works in Zurich and Melide.
What: ‘Koi’, 1998, video stills, backlit. 22m long. Processing and realisation 2007: WBG, Weiersmüller
Bosshard Grüninger, Atelier für visuelle Kommunikation AG, Zurich. Courtesy of the semina rerum gallery in Zurich.

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A Portrait in Light and Heat

Where: Toilets on the lower ground floor
Who: Ana Gart
What: No title, 2015, backlit. 19m long. Processing and realisation: WBG, Weiersmüller Bosshard Grüninger, Atelier für visuelle Kommunikation AG, Zurich. Courtesy of the semina rerum gallery in Zurich.

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Suitcase Installation/Three Colour Canons

Where: Sihl, underneath the motorway viaduct, and Kalanderplatz, underneath the bridge (hotel/mall link).
Who: Roman Signer. Born 1938 in Appenzell. Sculptor, draughtsman, performance and installation artist, videographer. Lives and works in St. Gallen.
What: Suitcase Installation, 2007. Galvanised bars as a closed loop, black metal suitcase, electronic motor, water.
Three Colour Canons, 2007. Three chrome-steel tubes, three colour stains, gunpowder, the colour blue.

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Installation: ‘Pebro’ seating item

Sihlcity has lots of space to rest and linger, both outside and in the quite zones of the shopping mall. Three design studios took part in a competition to come up with novel ways to furnish these areas. The jury chose the suggestion by the young Cellule© studio, which came up with the convincing idea of a flexible seating item that returns to its original form after use, like a blade of grass after a downpour.

Producer: Faserplast AG

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