TARIK KISWANSON – The Relief
TARIK KISWANSON
The Relief
8 May – 30 August
Sfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg
hamburg
TK25HH PT II
Commissioned during a time when civilian production had been halted and factories repurposed for the war effort, these instruments were uniquely engineered to be as lightweight as possible. Painted in olive drab camouflage, each piano was packed in a custom crate equipped with tools and tuning instructions—ready to be parachuted to where the soldiers were stationed. Of the 2,436 Victory Verticals produced during World War II, almost all were ultimately lost, damaged when landing or chopped for firewood.