title>
Placebo
medium>
small pill-shaped stones gathered locally, glass bottles, stickers
date> since 2003
edition> editions for various places; unlimited
description> An invitation to meditation, offering the
possibility of slowing experience to the rhythms of one's own body and
(re)connecting it to a particular place. "Swallow one when feeling
ungrounded. Focus on its passage through your body."
presentations> Satchel Gallery (Toronto), April 2004
medium> Found cobblestones, chain, hooks
date> 2005 series
description> Melding North American car culture, macho ornamentation and the ready-made weapons of old-world protest, matched pairs of used cobblestones linked by a decorative metal chain hang from a hook on the wall. They resemble at once the fuzzy dice of automobile decoration, street weaponry, male jewellery (and anatomy), and restraining devices. The title, echoing that of Stéphane Mallarmé’s formally revolutionary poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” (A throw of the dice never will abolish chance), also might evoke some desperate call to fate associated with displays of aggression and acts of protest.
presentations> Künstlerhaus Bethanien 2005, TIAF 2005
