Rock on Top of Another Rock by Peter Fischli and David Weiss by Dominic's pics
<i>Part of a short <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/sets/72157634311209050/" target="_blank">Set</a> / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/sets/72157634311209050/show/" target="_blank">Slideshow</a> of images of Rock on Top of Another Rock by Peter Fischli and David Weiss at the Serpentine Gallery, London.</i>
Noregians put rocks on top of other rocks to mark their way - a bit like leaving a breadcrumb trail.
<i>"In Norway and here, to put one rock on top of another rock in the wilderness is the first thing you do if you want to make a mark. When you walk and you want to find your way back... you make this mark. It is a very archaic, simple thing, but it is referencing the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=robert venturi duck long island" target="_blank">[Robert] Venturi duck</a>. We wanted to make something that forces you to stop your car and get out to take a photograph."</i> - Peter Fischli
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/9141248797/in/set-72157634311209050/" target="_blank">More detailed <b>Artists' Statement / Description</b> here...</a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Valdresflya Fischli Weiss rock" target="_blank">There also is a <b>companion piece</b> in the Norwegian wilderness...</a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Fischli Weiss Rock" target="_blank">Fischli / Weiss Rock Images</a> [flickr Image Search]
<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=on&tbm=isch&q=Fischli Weiss Rock" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Fischli / Weiss Rock Images</a> [Google Image Search]
<a href="http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2011/02/fischli_weiss_rock_on_top_of_another_rock.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rock on Top of Another Rock</a> [Serpentine Gallery]
<a href="http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2013/03/fischliweiss_rock_on_top_of_an.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rock on Top of Another Rock</a> [Serpentine Gallery press images and text]
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fischli_&_David_Weiss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peter Fischli and David Weiss</a> [Wikipedia]
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/apr/30/david-weiss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Weiss Obituary Died 27th April 2012</a> [The Guardian]
Rock on Top of Another Rock is a tourist attraction, one of the Sculptures in London, United Kingdom. It is located: 482 km from Birmingham, 530 km from Nottingham, 860 km from Liverpool. Read further
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