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| THE SECRET HOTEL |
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| After
mounting the stairs from the first floor of the museum to the second,
you enter a room with a low ceiling and you see another set of stairs
leading upward. The stairwell is made of wood and lined with wallpaper
reminiscent of an old American hotel from 'The Shining'. When you
reach the top, you realize that you are above the ceiling of the
second floor, walking along a platform. All around you are the etched
glass panels of the ceiling from the real floor below. Strange noises
like those of an old industrial building mingle around you. Continuing
along the walkway above the ceiling, you see an opening surrounded
by a bannister. As you look into this opening, your vision is thrust
down a long shaft to a small room at the bottom that seems to be
at least two stories below you. Your spatial understanding is confused
by the forced perspective of the walls and furniture which makes
the room appear life size but is actually ¼ size. A chair,
a bed and a record player are some of the things in this room. |
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| Credits |
| Sound
composition: Titus Maderlechner |
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CARDIFF & MILLER
Site specific wood, mixed media, and sound installation for Kunsthaus
Bregenz |
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