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the truth

The truth, 1991, Installation,  Sammlerfamilie,  3D Reconstruction made by Activists, 2012

This work was conceived to be presented, in an empty white box, a gallery room. The plan was to have the black water installations from the up- per floor of the gallery (where the toilets are) continue through the gallery space and then proceed down to the city sewage. This black water would pass through the gallery room through a tube. This tube /column would be placed in the middle of the gallery and it would be illuminated from all sides. The tube would thus have the central position and would shine while the rest of the gallery would remain in the dark. The tube (column) which would pass through the gallery would be transparent. , allowing the visitors, to see something that is almost always hidden.
We hide our physiological needs, as though they are something shameful, even though they are perfectly normal and we all have them several times a day. They are something which be- longs to everyday behavior. We hide something which belongs to our body for a period of time.

This work was never realized. The Activists received a hand sketch of the plan from an anonymous source, so they made a reconstruction in 3D.