Lode Geens, ‘Hek’ (Fence) (2009)
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Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers, ‘Minuit’ (1969)
Part of a series entitled ‘Industrial Poems,’ ‘Minuit’ is made of a thermally shaped plastic sheet, making it possible to reproduce infinite copies of the same thing.
Tue Greenfort
‘PET-Flasche’ (2008) by Tue Greenfort.
“Producing 1 kilogram of PET plastic requires 17,5 kilograms of water and results in air emissions of 40 grams of hydrocarbons, 25 grams of sulphur oxides, 18 grams of carbon Monoxide, 20 grams dioxide. In terms of water use alone, much more is consumed in making the bottles than will ever go into them.”
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, ‘Untitled(Lover Boys)’ (1991)
Candies individually wrapped in clear wrapping, endless supply, free for taking.
Gregor Schneider
Gregor Schneider, ‘Die Familie Schneider’ (2004)
Die Familie Schneider took place in neighbouring, identical houses – 14 and 16 Walden Street, London. The houses were open by appointment only and visitors – always two at a time – collected the front door keys from a small office on the same street. One visitor entered 14 Walden Street alone, whilst the other entered the neighbouring house.
In each was an identical woman, perpetually washing the same dishes; in each was a child, or a child-like person – wrapped placidly within a plastic bag; and in each was a man in a shower, engaged in a stark and lonely act of masturbation. After a period of ten minutes, the visitors emerged, exchanged keys and entered the second house.
At no time was there ever more than one visitor in each house.
