Parco di Sculture
№ 05

Il Politico

Corten steel · 1992–1994

Il Politico is one of Metzler's first monumental abstract works in corten steel. Like many of his pieces, it is the result of observation, in particular of the gestures of the world's politicians. Metzler captures their movement and ironically breaks it down.

The arms move with the wind and recall the typical gestures of the figure named in the title. When there is no wind, the visitor is invited to give the left arm a gentle push. The sculpture becomes a machine that imitates the political spectacle, rich in gesture but empty, driven by the wind.