Presentation and lecture for “Miami Gun” sculpture, built from both a real .357 Magnum and its toy version during von Bergen’s brief stay at Fountainhead artist residency in Miami, Florida.
Excerpt: “Project in response to the unsettling availability and social acceptance of gun ownership in this region of The United States.”
On November 25, 2016, von Bergen was invited by 2025eV in Hamburg to present the sculpture “Miami Gun” while reading his story “Declared” that had been published in the former art blog Artslant as well as Temporary Art Review. Miami Gun was produced at the Fountainhead Residency in Miami, 2011.
