selected projects

Below is a selective overview of work by Germaine Koh, in no particular order.

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Call, vintage telephone modified with programmable microcontroller and custom circuitry (2006)
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Fair-weather forces (water level), stainless-steel stanchions with electronic and mechanical systems moving velvet ropes up and down in relation to changing water level, according to data streamed over the Internet from a sensor installed above a nearby body of water (2008) (download slide)

Fair-weather forces: wind speed, found turnstile, motor, anemometer, electronic circuits (2002)
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. . ., ball-bearings, electrical mechanisms, vinyl track (2000)
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Knitwork, unravelled used garments, with text and photographic documentation (ongoing since 1992)
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Fallow, site-responsive installation with plants and soil transplanted from empty lot (2005)
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 HIGH NOON (with Jade Rude), site-specific performance (2004)
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Shell, situation with aluminum, acrylic and wood structure modifying existing architecture (2005)
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 Fair-weather forces (sun:light), intervention with sensors, microcontroller and circuits, existing lighting system, natural conditions 2005
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Poll, public installation with metal fence post (1999)
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Prayers, intervention with computer interface and smoke machine transmitting office activity (1999)
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Overflow, site-specific project with recuperated glass bottles (2006-07)
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Homemaking, urban interventions with natrual string (ongoing since 2003)
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Journal, classified ads (ongoing since 1995)
Spot Radio, portable low-power FM radio station (2003)
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Fête
artist's hair, binding
(ongoing since 1997)
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Forum, site-specific installation with construction of abandoned books (2000)
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Sightings series, offset postcards (1992-98)
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Pledge, copper tokens, for distribution (2002) Watch, performance in storefront display window (2000)
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Self-portrait, oil on wood panel, in layered states ongoing since 1994
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other slides:

4w 2d a/c (download slide)

Pressions topographiques (download slide)

Un couple dés (download slide)

En busca del nivel del lago (download slide)

Relay (download slide)