Real Estate

Object series. Street asphalt on aluminium.

Pieces of streets measuring one square meter are taken from various cities. The uppermost layer is removed using a rope saw and lined with aluminium before being placed on the wall.

We peal away the thin layer of reality that we are standing on so we can hang it up as a flat image on a wall. New York is on the right, Vienna on the left. How close can we get to the reality of a far-away metropolis?

2006

Real Estate. Vienna 1/5. Object. Artothek des Bundes, Vienna (AT). Real Estate. Vienna 2/5. Object. Town hall, Gifu (JP).

Real Estate – Vienna 1/5, 2/5. Objects, 2006. Atelier Assocreation, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Atelier Assocreation, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Real Estate – Vienna 1/5, 2/5. Objects, 2006. Atelier Assocreation, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Atelier Assocreation, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

 2005

Real Estate. Vienna. Performance. Laxenburger Straße, Simmeringer Hauptstraße and Eckartsaugasse, Vienna (AT).

Real Estate – Vienna. Performance, 2005. Laxenburger Straße, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Laxenburger Straße, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Real Estate – Vienna. Performance, 2005. Laxenburger Straße, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.

Laxenburger Straße, Vienna (AT). Photo: Assocreation.