“Roland Roos repairs broken, displaced or damaged things in public space. Each repair is intended to restore a particular detail to its pre-damaged state. Before and after the repair a photograph is taken of the unsolicited assignment. The photo taken before the repair is the only existing document of the damaged objects and thus becomes a unicum. All of these unicum photos are on sale for 320CHF each which is the average amount of money that is spent for one repair (materials and labor). Free Repair was a two year long project. It ended in april 2010.”
“A short film celebrating the unremarkable shapes that usually go unnoticed amongst the commotion of the London Underground. Two passengers traveling the central line find themselves locked in each others grip for the duration of their journey. The unseen crowd dictate their movements around the carriage placing them in awkward and intimate positions with each other. The recognizable sounds and noises of the underground emphasise the rhythm and monotonous nature of the tube.”
In case you happened to like Carsten Nicolai’s“Grid Index”, you will most likely enjoy the Block Generator, too. It’s sort of like an interactive version of Sol LeWitt’s “Variations of Incomplete open Cubes”. Just as nerdy, just as pretty.
Visit Mount Wittenberg Orca for more information on this collaboration. You can buy those 7 tracks on their site by donating an amount between $7 and $100. All proceeds benefit the National Geographic Society Oceans Project. Check it out.