ALPENGLÜHEN / 10000 Watt (ALPINE GLOW / 10000 Watts)
A light installation and action in the context of the first SilvrettAtelier.
Bielerhöhe, Vorarlberg, 26.8 - 27.8.1998
In collaboration with Illwerke, Vorarlberg.
Floodlights were installed and red filters attached to them at the foot of the dam wall of the Silvretta reservoir. The red light cast by the flood lights made the dam wall glow in the dark hours of the 26th of August to the 27th of August 1998.
Three photographs document the installation at sunset, at midnight and at sunrise.
Two time lapse S8 cameras record the installation for 24 hours.
The Alps as a stage -
The dam wall as an object -
Water power as an actor -
Electricity as means of production -
Light as a medium -
of art.
- illuminate
- brighten
- recognize
- to look at in light
Exhibition installation:
2 videos infinite, 3 light boxes with large format slides 100cm x 100cm
Illwerke, Bregenz, 29.4 - 16.5.1999
Illwerke purchased the 3 light boxes and installed them at the hotel restaurant on the Bielerhöhe.
