Why Did a Porsche 911 Suddenly Appear on a Polish Beach in Gdynia?
The Porsche 911 is considered an exceptional car not only among car enthusiasts today, but also in the past as a classic car. But what would you say if we told you that exactly such a Porsche 911 washed up on the beach last summer in the Polish port city of Gdynia, which is located on the Baltic Sea coast? It was extremely difficult to tell that it was a Porsche 911 from the outline of the object, as the now faded red body was already almost completely covered with coral, seaweed and other souvenirs from the sea. Be reassured, however, because this is not a salvage of the luxury car, but an art installation in which 3D printing also played a role.
With ever-increasing pollution of our oceans, it probably wouldn’t have been a big surprise if this Porsche 911 had been recovered from the sea, but the public who marveled at this installation had conceptual artists Ada Zielinska and Rafal Dominik to thank for it. The reason for this rather unusual art was the annual art festival Gdynia Design Days, which had the ocean and climate change for its theme. The idea of the artists was to see concretely how such a valuable car would probably look if it were left in the Baltic Sea for decades. Since this would not have been feasible in terms of either the environment or time, the two artists decided to turn instead to 3D printing.
Photo Credits: Porsche
A Forgotten Porsche 911 in the Baltic Sea?
It is understandable that at the beginning of the project it was difficult to find a volunteer to donate a Porsche 911 for this artistic purpose, however, such a model from 1973 could be found. As you can see from the cover photo, it boasts a multitude of small shells, corals, seaweed and other parts from the sea, which were produced for the project, named “Sunken Romance”, thanks to 3D printing and then glued to the surface of the car in a two-week work. However, the artists do not provide any further details about the technology, material or 3D printer involved.
That 3D printing was instrumental in the success of creating the entire art installation is obvious. And the fact that this sunken Porsche was also successful in its unveiling to the public is confirmed by Zielinska: “A lot of people were quite shocked and really thought it had been taken out of the sea. People were running towards it from all directions, pulling out their phones to take photos.” If you would like to learn more about the “sunken” Porsche 911, you can click HERE or check out the video below.
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*Cover Photo Credits: Porsche
