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petrification, 2006 hidden behind one of the prussian pillars is a life-size suitcase, made out of jerusalem stones.


petrification, 2006 the suitcase weighs 250 kg and is unmovable


petrification / unpacking my library, 2006


unpacking my library, detail, 2006 various books and stones, 210 x 120 x 60 cm the vitrine contains philosophical texts from the greek period to modern time. in between these volumes, stones from berlin, new york,madrid, paris and gaza are placed.


unpacking my library, detail, 2006 do these rocks catalogue resistance? or pay respect to the dead? the installation addresses issues of cultural burdens and the emotional baggage each one of us carries.

petrification, 2006

site specific installation,
jerusalem stone, metal, leather and plants
60 x 90 x 20 cm

library of the berlin-brandenburg
academy of science and humanities, berlin, germany

presented as part of the exhibition hannah arendt denkraum, berlin
14.10 - 19.11. 2006

the german jewish philosopher hannah arendt was arrested by the gestapo in this library in 1933.