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Derived from the shape of the anti-tank obstacle, the geometrical volume of pressed sand changes with the influences of its environment over time. Traces of human and meteorological impacts amplify the decay and put their temporality of these concrete relics into question.
The exhibition “The Past in the Front Yard. The anti-tank obstacle as a relic” presents findings of an ethnographic-artistic research project of the ZHdK on anti-tank obstacles on the Swiss Plateau. In spring 2025, scholars, artists and the public entered into an in-depth dialogue at the Forum Schlossplatz in Aarau on the contemporary significance of these objects. The exhibition explored the historical, ecological and cultural significance of this relics via a variety of media and discussions about them.

https://www.forumschlossplatz.ch/ausstellungen/vergangenheit-im-vorgarten
zhdk.ch/forschungsprojekt/601591