DAN SHIPSIDES - Flatpack Vertigo - Hochsitz
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HOCHSITZ
APPROX 4 X 2 X 2M
TIMBER, HARDWARE, CUSHION AND CLIMBING SHOES.
2006
SITE SPECIFIC SCULPTURAL CONSTRUCTION IN GALERIE WANDELBAR, GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND.
IT IS BUILT UP INTO THE PYRAMID SKYLIGHT SO THAT THE VIEWER IS ABLE TO CLIMB UP TO A
COMFORTABLE HIGH SEAT (HOCHSITZ) TO VIEW THE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE.
APPROX 4 X 2 X 2M
TIMBER, HARDWARE, CUSHION AND CLIMBING SHOES.
2006
SITE SPECIFIC SCULPTURAL CONSTRUCTION IN GALERIE WANDELBAR, GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND.
IT IS BUILT UP INTO THE PYRAMID SKYLIGHT SO THAT THE VIEWER IS ABLE TO CLIMB UP TO A
COMFORTABLE HIGH SEAT (HOCHSITZ) TO VIEW THE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE.
THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED USING THE DECORATIVE TIMBER BUILDING MATERIALS USED FOR
TRADITIONAL SWISS CHALETS AND THE DESIGN INCORPORATES THESE DECORATIONS TO FORM THE
HAND AND FOOT HOLDS REQUIRED TO CLIMB UP TO THE SEAT. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROUTES
HAVE BEEN MADE USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DECORATION TO MAKE EASIER AND HARDER CLIMBING
POSSIBILITIES UP TO THE SEAT.
THE INSTALLATION CONTAINS AND THEN FILTERS THE LIGHT FROM THE SKYLIGHT INTO THE SPACE AND
CREATES A WARM AMBIENT SPACE. CLIMBING SHOES ARE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PURSUE
SOME OF THE HARDER ROUTES.
TRADITIONAL SWISS CHALETS AND THE DESIGN INCORPORATES THESE DECORATIONS TO FORM THE
HAND AND FOOT HOLDS REQUIRED TO CLIMB UP TO THE SEAT. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROUTES
HAVE BEEN MADE USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DECORATION TO MAKE EASIER AND HARDER CLIMBING
POSSIBILITIES UP TO THE SEAT.
THE INSTALLATION CONTAINS AND THEN FILTERS THE LIGHT FROM THE SKYLIGHT INTO THE SPACE AND
CREATES A WARM AMBIENT SPACE. CLIMBING SHOES ARE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PURSUE
SOME OF THE HARDER ROUTES.
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FLAT PACK VERTIGO GALERIE WANDLEBAR. SOLO EXHIBITION. GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND.
Dan Shipsides was a Wandelbar-Art-International | artist-in-residence in Gstaad in 2006.
Dan Shipsides was a Wandelbar-Art-International | artist-in-residence in Gstaad in 2006.
