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Arm Wrestling Podium (AWP), 2007
Winning entry, Public Sculpture Competition, Cape Town, 2007
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The Arm-Wrestling Podium or AWP is located on the patio of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Church Street, Cape Town. It is a public sculpture acting as a communal platform where disputes can be settled in view of the public, by means of the physical act of arm-wrestling.
![Johann van der Schijff and Kirsty Cokerill, gallery director of the AVA, having an arm-wrestle on the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/677d697f6fcd727f832ac84b174bf135.jpg)
Johann van der Schijff and Kirsty Cokerill, gallery director of the AVA, having an arm-wrestle on the AWP
![Arm-Wrestling Podium, 2007 - Johann van der Schijff](/media/30c4a2c3/a93f6ac290e1ec48fdcc071b07001fec.jpg)
Arm-Wrestling Podium (AWP), 2007, bronze, weather resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, enamel paint, 145.5 cm high x 165 cm wide x 140 cm deep.
![A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/3644f7c0f3fe358c2e5c142e5e296530.jpg)
A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP.
![The AWP is located on the front porch of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town](/media/30c4a2c3/5e29f571a367842eb6b33cfb3d481d4b.jpg)
The AWP is located on the front porch of the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town.
![A detail of one of the bronze "cushions" of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/f0bab2b54db9c46e505a0735da340751.jpg)
A detail of one of the bronze "cushions" of the AWP.
![A close up showing the base of the table and bronze plaque attachments of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/02b15793e8eda4c2ff0c54d749ecda01.jpg)
A close up showing the base of the table and bronze plaque attachments of the AWP.
![The brass name tag of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/6a93a8714661e1e2b206ff9857b85419.jpg)
The brass name tag of the AWP.
![A detail of the medallion appearing on the Braille bronze plaques of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/9297bfae91e7bebd9ac53acd730e5f96.jpg)
A detail of the medallion appearing on the Braille bronze plaques of the AWP.
![A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/ed33384943271d338c58cb94a209a722.jpg)
A close up of one of the bronze wheels of the AWP.
![A detail of the Xhosa text appearing one of the four bronze plaques attached to the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/f3114fadf93bd991be8ee027630b3824.jpg)
A detail of the Xhosa text appearing one of the four bronze plaques attached to the AWP.
![A close up of the grooved edging of the bronze table of the AWP](/media/30c4a2c3/08c3af97c8ddc753875e5b0adbda4931.jpg)
A close up of the grooved edging of the bronze table of the AWP.
Unveiling of Arm-Wrestling Podium by John Maytham, 1 November 2007.