RELIKT II

 

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RELIKT II
Draft for the Börneplatz, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Studio version: 1988

The interactive object consists of processed fabric bearing a sort of "characters". Its surface is prepared with polyester and translucent. The "characters" are not readable; rather they leave space for individual interpretation.

Technical description
Dimensions: height approx. 3.50 m, width approx. 3.50 m, depth approx. 0.90 m
Material: brass (patined)

Operation: When an observer stands in front of the object, a silent chain-drive is activated by an infrared switch. The concealing curtain will be lifted and slowly drawn to the rear of the object to reveal the relic.
Curtain: after 60 seconds the brass lamella curtain will automatically return to its original position.

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