Conditions: The Edengarage. An independent exhibition space created in the 1990s and organized by artists.
Spatial situation: In Zurich, the corrected Sihl riverbed runs under the highway. A bridge crosses the Sihl in the immediate vicinity of the Edengarage. The river is very low there, but swells abruptly during floods. A small gravel bank in the river.
Material and preparations:
A star-shaped construction made of twenty squared timbers. Diameter 300cm. Held together with brown packing tape.
Procedure: The audience stands on the bridge under which the wooden construction is positioned. X and Y climb into the construction and move it into the shallow Sihl. X shifts his body weight to propel the vehicle. Y pushes it with a long pole. They roll downstream along the river. After about 120m, the performance ends as the construction hits a shallow section.
automatically translated from german
Northwest of Eden, Performancefestival
place: im Flussbett der Sihl, Zürich, CH
KuratorIn: Bhend, Eve; Glinz, Gabi; Schneebeli, Salome; Wirth, Ursi
Dokumentationstyp: Dokumentation einer Performance/Aktion / Documentation of a performance/action