Christian Gonzenbach

Erasers

Erasers, 2009-

Erasers

3-5 cm

Flint is a siliceous sedimentary rock and eraser also contains this material for better resistance against wear. So the man’s first tool and perhaps one of the last hand tools (before we go completely digital) has been merged into a single object carved by the artist. Even though the gesture taken is prehistoric, the aggressive and sharp traits have been annulled. The eraser has literally lost its edge.