Biomechanoid Cube, 2002

Biomechanoid Cube, 2002

H.R. Giger (1940–2014)

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About this artwork

The Biomechanoid Cube represents the brain of “Ada – the Intelligent Space”, originally a contribution by the Institute of Neuroinformatics at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich to Swiss Expo 02. Here, the artist H. R. Giger, the leading proponent of fantastic realism in Switzerland, portrays the neuron-structured information processing of the human brain as complex structures on the surface of a cube.

Art Inventory ETH Zurich, Ki-00237

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Aluminium, engraved
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPH building
Main staircase, level E
Mon–Fri, 7.00–20.00

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Art Walkabout: Hönggerberg

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Start from artwork – No. 3 Biomechanoid Cube, 2002
Start with your back to the cube, facing the hall
Continue straight ahead until you reach the main staircase
Go down the stairs
Leave the HPH building
Bear left and continue walking past the HPH building along the small road
Bear left where the road forks
The HPV building is located on your left
Go up the small flight of steps and enter the HPV building via the door
Walk up the staircase on your left
The wall relief is right in front of you

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Systematic Oscillations, 1973

Start from artwork – No. 3 Biomechanoid Cube, 2002
Start with your back to the cube, facing the hall
Go down the small staircase to the left of the cube
Bear left
Approach the tables where the bust is located

Previous artwork – No. 2

Bust of Albert Einstein, 1957