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Out of the Sky: 9/11, a Tribute by Werner Pfeiffer

On Thursday, September 11 Syracuse University Library Associates sponsored a lecture, "Out of the Sky: 9/ll, a Tribute," presented by Werner Pfeiffer, sculptor and book artist. The event took place at Syracuse University's Bird Library in Syracuse, NY.

Pfeiffer, a native of Germany who emigrated to the United States in 1961, witnessed the tragedy first-hand. His book is a sculptural tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the lecture, he  assembled "Out of the Sky" while commenting on the technique and inspiration behind it.

Like most of my books Out of the Sky is an interactive piece, which requires a hands-on attitude to 'read' and construct the story. It is a three dimensional book consisting of a group of large woodcuts in the shape of two towers, each over five feet tall. Instead of following a horizontal direction here the movement is vertical. Each tower has seven segments which are stacked over a support structure.

-Werner Pfeiffer
COMMENTS
Welshchick said at 3:14 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
What a tribute~ so expressive and inspiring~Thank you for sharing this.
Reta said at 3:22 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
What a beauty tribute...
Lifequest22 said at 3:36 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
Art from tragedy. Paul--such a creative artist and looks like a piece of spectacular performance art to pay tribute. Thanks for sharing with us.
Tishfish said at 5:13 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
After such a tragedy, it is very difficult to look at this tribute. To remember the souls lost, is unbearable.
Debdog said at 6:15 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
THANK YOU Paul inspiring tribute
YorkJodi said at 6:22 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
WOW... how cool is that... amazing work... Thanks for sharing it!!
JuDeck said at 11:29 p.m. on Sep 12, 2008:
wonderful piece of work
Hhwind said at 6:49 a.m. on Sep 13, 2008:
A great tribute, creative thanks for sharing this
PaulBarfoot said at 6:26 a.m. on Sep 15, 2008:
Thanks for all the nice comments. If you ever get the chance to hear Werner Pfeiffer speak, I highly recommend it. He is an artist and sculptor and a very interesting speaker.
DocEna said at 8:31 a.m. on Sep 15, 2008:
Interesting...tks for sharing
AliDar said at 7:52 p.m. on Sep 22, 2008:
Interesting, ... I suppose it's not a bad thing that something beautiful could come from such a tragedy? I'd be interested in reading what he wrote. The act of constructing the piece seems somewhat therapeutic.... Thanks Paul, I'm going to see what I can find out about the artist online.
Siagian said at 11:15 a.m. on Sep 29, 2008:
a wonderful tribute...
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