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Untitled - an invitation to enter, is a room installation that reverses the common use of household materials for pest control. It therefore questions the roles of exthinguisher and exthinguished. | Untitled - an invitation to enter, is a room installation that reverses the common use of household materials for pest control. It therefore questions the roles of exthinguisher and exthinguished. | ||
Relating to sculptural works like „The killing machine“ by Janet Cardiff/George Bures Miller and the early works of Dennis Oppenheim, the audience in this case takes on the part of vermin and actual deathtraps become alive themselves. Beyond creating this juxtaposition the artist investigates the importance, authority and credibility of an audience. | Relating to sculptural works like „The killing machine“ by Janet Cardiff/George Bures Miller and the early works of Dennis Oppenheim, the audience in this case takes on the part of vermin and actual deathtraps become alive themselves. Beyond creating this juxtaposition the artist investigates the importance, authority and credibility of an audience. | ||
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