BERROCAL at the OLYMPICS
Colombe Olympique
Citius-Altius-Fortius
Citius-Altius-Fortius
Miguel Berrocal designed the great mechanical "Citius-Altius-Fortius" for the Barcelona Expo in 1995. It now stands in the grounds of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. He designed various gifts and souvenirs for the museum shop - Badges, Cuff links, Tie pins, etcetera. We show three of the puzzle ones here.
On the left above is small sculpture COLOMBE OLYMPIQUE standing 14 cm high, which has at its heart the classic "impossible" dovetail with a secret locking mechanism.
The cubes once sold at the Museum in Lausanne can be assembled to show 6 scenes including the full size Citius-Altius-Fortius.
Berrocal also designed this miniature, 7 cm high, Citius-Altius-Fortius in bronze.
