Imploded Column by Ewerdt Hilgemann graces the roof of the Depot

Imploded Column (2001-2002) is part of Ewerdt Hilgemann's so-called 'implosion' works. In it, the artist developed a method of extracting air from stainless steel sculptures, causing them to, well, implode. This creates folds and creases in the massive works, which at the same time remain proudly standing. The artwork's expression is intensified rather than diminished.

Ewerdt Hilgemann (born 1938) is an artist originally from Germany but working from the Netherlands. His sculptures are renowned worldwide. They can be found in prominent museum collections and adorn parks, squares and other public places around the world: such as Park Avenue in New York or the sculpture garden of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.