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| Shrink by Lawrence Malstaf. Photo by Hanneke Wetzer |
Third and last flash-post about insulation: we are at the body-scale. Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaf produced in 1996 a performance called "Shrink", in which visitors were given the opportunity of being wrapped in plastic in a vacuum-pack. In a recent interview the artist explained that the a desire of withdrawal from the world was the feeling that inspired this installation. "Exhibited" people float hung-up in the air completely still, apart from breathing thanks to a rigid tube, the only connection with the surrounding environment. Here follows a "making-of" video...
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2 comments:
haha...ich weiß es nicht...is this maybe another archigram "diagram instead of idea" case?
could be Herr ad hoc: actually the diagram/idea filter is a good tool...
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