Sabrina Basten, installation art

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2004, "hal d", extern exhibition space for endexam, enschede, nl; 9x10x10 meter; nylon thread, sewing thread, metal hooks




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In a 10x10m open space, nylon thread was held taught between a 3m circle on the ground and a 6x6m square nine meters above. This funnel shape of vertical nylon thread was then woven with sewing machine yarn in a horizontal color range. An entrance to the funnel was created by omitting a single nylon thread. The sunlight which came in through the roof made the funnel change between a huge massive wall and an almost invisible fragile shape. When the viewer was close to the funnel and looked up, it transformed into a giant, more opaque wall. Because of the use of the simplest material and structure in combination with the surrounding environment, the play between massive and fragile occurred with every change of position that the viewer took.






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