Kostas Varotsos, Professor of Visual Arts of School of Architecture of Aristotle University, has been honored by citizens of Switzerland who voted his sculpture “Tension Energy” as the best artwork to grace a Swiss roundabout.

The radio listeners of the public radio SFR 3 chose “Tension Energy” as the best outdoor artwork according to a poll conducted by the radio station.

The construction of “Tension Energy” lasted three years and it was funded by Swiss companies. The work is situated in Lucerne and it links two central squares.

According to Kostas Varotsos, the connection between the hard and sharp edge of the sculpture with the round and soft edge depicts the idea of communication in a countrty like Switzerland that lives in wealth but also in isolation.