Instead of us

2022, feathers, pulley system, strap, 2500 x 40 x 6 cm

The bird feathers move vertically, along the monolithic concrete wall of the tower, perpendicular to it, rising and falling in cycles.The interactive artwork can be operated with the involvement of the audience, but the structure is also interpretable in a stationary position.The feathers no longer belong to the biological system in which their primary role was to enable flight. Here, they are lifted and lowered by an artificial mechanism.

They brush against the hard, rough surface of the monolithic concrete wall, which is crumbling in parts. This contact wears the feathers down until they eventually only scratch the surface. The viewers, who are also participants in the process, send them up to heights that would normally be impossible to reach.

With the help of the pulley, you can wind the strap around, even until the chosen feather, which was sent upward, returns to the ground after reaching a vertical, balanced position.
In place of ourselves.