installation started 12 april 05 at Galerie Rainer Wehr, Stuttgart
The cactus is mounted on top of a cooling unit which constantly cools the cactus. You hear the usual noise of the cooling unit that has been taken from an old refrigerator. The cactus freezes because warmth is withdrawn from it. This warmth is transported away through the cooling coils of the coolant cycle. Below the window, the cooling coils are fixed like a heating and radiate the warmth. The humidity of the room and the breathing of the viewers freezes into a crystal white layer of ice and makes the cactus grow bigger and bigger. The last image shows the installation a year after the exhibition in a cellar.
