Space Walk

Under the spell of time and space

MAKING FILM

Space Walk

  • The graceful steel curves and the lights embroidering the night sky symbolize Pohang, the city of steel and light.
    The 360-degree panoramic view brings you the beautiful scenery of Pohang, the glittering night view of the steel mill,
    and the sunrise and sunset of Yeongil Bay.

  • The graceful steel curves and the lights embroidering the night sky symbolize Pohang, the city of steel and light.
    The 360-degree panoramic view brings you the beautiful scenery of Pohang, the glittering night view of the steel mill,
    and the sunrise and sunset of Yeongil Bay.

  • The graceful steel curves and the lights embroidering the night sky symbolize Pohang, the city of steel and light.
    The 360-degree panoramic view brings you the beautiful scenery of Pohang, the glittering night view of the steel mill,
    and the sunrise and sunset of Yeongil Bay.

  • The graceful steel curves and the lights embroidering the night sky symbolize Pohang, the city of steel and light.
    The 360-degree panoramic view brings you the beautiful scenery of Pohang, the glittering night view of the steel mill,
    and the sunrise and sunset of Yeongil Bay.

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Heike Mutter, Ulrich Genth

Under the spell of time and space

Space Walk

“Space Walk” has a double meaning of moving in outer space outside the spaceship and walking in a space.

The artwork’s structure, consisting of loops, expresses a space and celestial motions, and the act of walking in the curvy art piece, high up in the air, connects to the experience of going on a spacewalk.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Space Walk is an art piece planned, produced, and installed by POSCO and donated to the citizens of Pohang.

The art piece is designed by the world-renowned German husband-and –wife artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth and manufactured and installed by POSCO E&C, using carbon steel(SM355) and stainless steel(STS329J3L), produced by POSCO, as the main materials. Walk slowly along the track to have the mystical experience of walking on art, on clouds, and of swimming in space and the universe, as the title Space Walk suggests.

The graceful curves formed of steel and the lights embroidering the night sky symbolize Pohang, the city of steel and light. Experience the 360 degree panoramic view that brings you the beautiful scenery of Pohang, the glittering night view of the steel mill, and the sunrise and sunset of Yeongil Bay.

Experience the relativity of time and space, and the aesthetic of slowness on Space Walk. As the largest experiential art piece and the first of its kind in Korea with a concept that has never been seen before, Space Walk is a landmark to represent Pohang and, further, all of Korea.

SPEC

Size: 60mx56mx25(H)m
Total track length: 333m
Material: POSCO STEEL | carbon steel(SM355), stainless steel(STS329J3L)

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Heike Mutter(W) & Ulrich Genth(M)

b. 1969, 1971
President of the department of Fine Arts,
University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Germany(Heike Mutter)

The German artist duo, who majored in fine art and media art, gained international recognition with the architectural sculpture that only becomes complete when someone is walking on it. A series of works by the artists, including the trees planted at an angle <Slate Forest> and Wooden Helicopter, among others, prove that the artists’ primary concerns lie in the environment, technology, and human beings.

PROJECT

2019

Trusted Surfaces, KV Kunstverein Leipzig

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Heike Mutter(W) & Ulrich Genth(M)

b. 1969, 1971
President of the department of Fine Arts,
University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Germany(Heike Mutter)

The German artist duo, who majored in fine art and media art, gained international recognition with the architectural sculpture that only becomes complete when someone is walking on it. A series of works by the artists, including the trees planted at an angle <Slate Forest> and Wooden Helicopter, among others, prove that the artists’ primary concerns lie in the environment, technology, and human beings.

PROJECT

2019

Trusted Surfaces, KV Kunstverein Leipzig

2017

Denkmal für den permanenten Neuanfang,Kunstkommission für den öffentlichen Raum Dresden, Neumarkt DresdenDie innere Logik der Geschichte, Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen Trusted Surfaces, Taubert Contemporary, Berlin

2014

Denkmal für den permanenten Neuanfang,Kunstkommission für den öffentlichen Raum Dresden, Neumarkt DresdenDie innere Logik der Geschichte, Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen Trusted Surfaces, Taubert Contemporary, Berlin

독일 시뮬탄할레뮤지엄, 2014
2013

Pavillon, Pubic space installation, Castle park Wendlinghausen Second Nature, Installation in the Kunstverein Hannover

독일웬들링하우젠캐슬피크, 2013
독일쿤스트레린아트센터
2012

i. A., two current projects of the New Patrons, Acc-Gallery Weimar,JE HAIS LES COUPLES, w jamois art space, Paris

2011

Perspektiven für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Die selbsterfüllende Gegenwart der Prophezeiung, Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel

Die selbsterfüllende Gegenwart der Prophezeiung, 2011
Untitled 2011
Situration Room, 2011
2009

Neulicht am See, exhibition project in public space, Hannover Record Again, travelling exhibition, ZKM-Karlsruhe Blind Date, Kunstverein Hannover Hannover DA HOOD Vol.1,Gängeviertel Hamburgertel Hamburg

2008

Paradoxien des Öffentlichen, competition and exhibition, city of Duisburg

2007

Werk 07, sculptor’s symposium, public space and the art museum, Heidenheim Fiying Service, Bellevue-Saal Wiesbaden, Verein zur Förderung Kunstlerischer

2006

Metareflektor Luftoffensive: Expedition an einen der sichersten Orte der Welt, - Kunsthalle Recklinghausen

2005
독일뭔스터조각프로젝트, 2005
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SAFETY RULES

FOR ARTWORK ACCESS

UP TO 250 PEOPLE AT A TIME

The artwork can be experienced by up to 250 people at a time.

CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE 12

Children under the age 12 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

NO ACEESS THE LOOP

The loop portion of the artwork is not available for access.

HANDRAIL

Please hold onto the handrail at all times when moving on the artwork.

SAFE

Please be assured that the shaking that may occur while on the artwork is safe and not hazardous

  • Access may limited without prior notice due to weather conditions.
  • * If the alarm sounds, please leave the artwork. immediately
  • *Access may be restricted during maintenance of inspection.
  • * Do not hang on the handrail or run on the artwork.
  • * In case of emergency, please call 119.