Terminal
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Born in San Francisco USA, Richard Serra is known for the use and composition of heavy materials. He created the sculpture in 1977 for its current location, but first showed it at Documenta 6 in Kassel. It was purchased by the city of Bochum and installed in its present location in 1979.
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At the Hauptbahnhof Bochum
Kurt-Schuhmacher-Platz 13
44787 Bochum
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The pictures that were used on this site were taken by Carsten Gliese. The pictures can be found on the website of NRW Skluptur. If you want to report the use of your pictures, go to image rights.
Towering outside of the Bochum train station, this 12 meters high sculpture consists of four trapezoidal plates that give the impression of being loosely balanced against each other.
Richard Serra chose corten steel as material, which adds the rusty patina look that acts as an aesthetic statement, as well as protection for the underlying material from weathering.
The material also creates a particular relationship to the location and the surrounding Ruhrgebiet as the center of the steel industry.
The sculpture has a narrow entrance for visitors. Entering inside the art piece reveals a surprise: a perfectly square section of the sky that is framed by the four vertical plates at the top of the sculpture.