—WHERE
DO WE GO , 2005
Event and installation,
National Theatre Building, Kampala / Uganda
in cooperation with German Ugandan Cultural Society and Alliance
Française
96 balloons, helium, cards with messages, website |
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The front of the national theatre with its circular structure
looks like a grid or an abstract pixel system. I use it
as an abstract dot matrix and through filling the holes
of the circles I write a question over the surface of
the whole building: Where do we go? As material I used
black air balloons that are simply placed in the circle
holes fixed and protected by foam. The balloons filled
with helium form the letters and words of the question.
They are fixed for a few hours and then released into
the air. Each balloon is carrying a message written on
a little card. The messages are wishes, hopes and questions
written by over 112 former street kids and children still
living on the streets of Kampala. For them the question
is not only a future vision, but a daily need. Where do
we sleep at night? Where do we go in the future? What
will it bring? Where are we going from here? At the end
of the day balloons and messages are flying away and symbolically
asking themselves and maybe showing the way for a future
option.
Find more information about our stay in Kampala and the project of Annamirl Weishäupl here
>http://www.framework-online.de
This artist excange was supported by the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, the Uganda Artist
Association, the IFA and a project grant by the City of Munich. |
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