astronaut_appetizer

The Astronaut's Kitchen

Five installation behind a shop window in Rotterdam. I initiated and coordinated the project, created the opening work Appetizer, invited artist to create a dish, and ended with the work Desert Dessert.

1996 - 1997

Appetizer

Space in space. The Appetizer takes you into a mirroring cylinder that distorts and multiplies the reflection of its surroundings. On its interior an 8mm film back projecten of an astronomer looking into the universe and ending in a tin. A desorientating experience.

Appetizer detail, 8mm film, 3 minutes

The next three dishes

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Stabilizer by Anneloes van der Leun
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Burgundian Orgasm by Vollaers/Zwart
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Digestive Area by Robert Stroomberg
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Desert Dessert

Made of sand, light and photo filters. A huge pile of red sand lies in the window. Blue filters make a sky above the sand. At sunset, due to the changes of the surrounding light, the color of this light seems to shift. Starting with purplish hues and ending with an intense deep blue.

With thanks to CBK Rotterdam