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‘Dog call’ by Halstead

Barbra (Halstead) makes phone calls trying to locate a specific breed of a putty-colored dog, but can only describe it by its bark. (1993)


Mandla Reuter, ‘Coppice’

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Mandla Reuter, ‘Coppice’ (2002)

An intervention that caused people to have to find a different way into the room.


Mike Nelson, ‘To the memory of H.P. Lovecraft’

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Mike Nelson, ‘To the memory of H.P. Lovecraft’ (1999)

Guardian article on the work.

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Interview after the jump:

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Ujin Lee

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Ujin Lee, from the ongoing series ‘Dust’ (2009)


Ivan Puig

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Ivan Puig, ‘Mandala’ (2006)

Just one more work after ‘le jump’.

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Driessens & Verstappen

During the etching process five keys are submerged in an etching solution. From time to time one of the objects is removed from the solution, until finally a small unrecognisable shape was left over.

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During the galvanisation process, metal atoms from a copper sulphate solution are deposited onto the objects by means of electrolysis. Just like during the etching process, four keys have been subject to the chemical process for an increasing period of time.

Driessens & Verstappen, ‘Morphoteque #13’ (2003)


Ferdinand Cheval’s ideal castle

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Ferdinand ‘Postman’ Cheval’s ‘ideal castle’.

Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.

For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.

Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.

More after the jump.

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Antoine Stemerding

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Antoine Stemerding, ‘Wat wil je doen?’  (2006)

An installation/intervention at Stichting KOP, Breda.

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Opening Willem Claassen @ Galerie Gallery

Last Friday @ Galerie Gallery was the opening of Willem Claassen‘s show! Here are some very bad pictures of the evening, better pictures will follow on the website of Galerie Gallery!

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Willem & Work.

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Egill Sæbjörnsson

Egill Sæbjörnsson, ‘Ping pong dance’ (2006)