House Mitanand Bregenz 2017

Devotion and tangle

Exterior façade and prayer room of the nursing home "Haus Mitanand" Höchst/ Fußach, AT

Lasercut, aluminium 6 mm, powder-coated, LED backlit, diameter 480 cm gold leaf on glass

By dealing with the house, its function and the Arial, which houses several institutions, it was important to me to address "togetherness" in a sensual associative form.

Formally, the work is abstract, but I assume a controlled coincidence and use everyday objects to find form. In this case, I scanned rubber rings, scaled them and composed them exactly for this location.

The ring in its superimposition as a union – as the formation of a unity – as a structure – intersections as a symbol of communication and cohesion.

In contrast to the open, floating inlay for the devotional room, the rings in the "tangle" overlap compactly to form a ball – to form a closed but organic-looking unit.

The ruby red "tangle" has a signaling effect during the day and at night the color recedes and only its corona becomes visible, which creates a nice interaction.

Devotion: Amorphous, organic-looking rings made of gold leaf are applied to the windows. Working on the wall requires meticulousness and concentration, because the papers are placed piece by piece.

Time and slowness are important in terms of content. The "here and now" are addressed.

The rings form intersections and superimpositions, suggest spatiality through their different sizes and line widths and move upwards like air bubbles, where they become smaller and fewer in number and density and seem to disappear "upwards".

This can be read associatively, as one likes, as the one turned towards heaven.

• Direct invitation from curator Mg. Judith Reichart, Bregenz, AT
• Heike Weber, 2017