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  Velvet Mountain 2001

Shift
Neues Museum Weimar, Germany 2001curated by Inka Janssen and Silke Feldhoff

steel, aluminium, electric motor, concrete, solid rubber, plexiglass, styrofoam and metalic silver paint.
height of each tower: 3.2 m, Plan dimension: 1x1m distance between the towers: approx. 9m

By juxtaposing two spaces, the museum and an alpine ski locale; the work explores the commonalities they now share as both spectacle and tourist attraction. The slow movements of the ski lift mechanisms create a familiar rattle of the slopes, that contrast with the atmosphere of the museum.