System I – Circulation and Sediments (System I – Zirkulationen und Sedimente) - 2001
Video and sound Installation / 6 loops 45’ each / VHS Scaffolding elements (metal poles, joiners, scaffolding boards), shiplap boarding, gray emulsion paint, 6 unenclosed monitors, 6 VHS players, 4 loudspeaker boxes, audio amplifier, CD player
A labyrinth made of scaffolding elements is erected in a space resembling a cellar. Numerous horizontal floors and levels, sometimes sealed off at their sides, form a tunnel system containing different cells and passageways. Unenclosed monitors positioned at six points along the route afford a view into the interior of these cells: here people lie and crouch together, entangled in one another; they meet, pause, and then crawl farther into the “labyrinth”. The installation is enveloped by a celestial sound-covering.