The Value of Work

2009
Installation (sockets, legends, objects, writing and spots)
2.5 x 4 x 2.5 m
Installation view socketsInstallation viewInstallation view objectsObjectsDetail objectsObjects facing socketsSocketsSocketHousework

About:
20 miniature sculptures, whose form and matter refer to Indian daily culture concerning spirituality, were crafted out of worthless items. The outlines of their ground views were given to an Indian carpenter in the form of paper cuts. He was given the order to create sockets accordingly, whereas he was completely free in his realization. For the exhbition in Switzerland the objects were taken away from the pedestals and arranged seperately, facing the empty pedestals on the opposite wall.

Legends:
Paper on carton, 7 x 1 cm max.
Pedestals:
Ordered work, confected by carpenter out of teakwood, 6000 INR / 130 CHF, 20 x 25 x 3 cm max.
Objects:
20 objects, created by things found and consumed by or donated and lent to the artist during her stay in Varanasi. 18 x 23 x 27 cm max.