The sculpture of the Giant Goose “Kimera” is located at the intersection of via Formigina and Strada Cognento on the southwest edge of Modena. It was created by Carlo Cremaschi and represents a kind of mechanical “chimera”: an enormous goose with wheels. About six meters (or about twenty feet) high and cast entirely in steel (sixteen tons!), the Kimera Goose is “a large, rusty toy abandoned by a gigantic child” and is intended as an homage to the 20th century, an era of “cruelty and sweetness, of dreams in flight, of intelligence and brutality, of powerful illusions, great hopes, and ruinous downfalls.”
Light and heavy at the same time, the Kimera Goose was built with industrial technology and rests directly on the ground. It’s an unusual installation and deeply symbolic.
No art-and-architecture-loving visitor will fail to be astounded by these six points of interest. For additional details or for information to better organize your visit, don’t hesitate to contact us (mettere link contatti). We’re here to help you visit our city and would be happy to build an itinerary around your interests and desires!
