Aphrodite Extended

The work deals with the appropriation of artifacts and their social role. A sculpture of Aphrodite from a tourist shop was used as a model for a concrete casting. Alongside, self-developed electronics were incorporated to make the later concrete sculpture emit sound. For this purpose, it is sufficient to connect two wires to a fruit and connect the battery clip to a standard 9V battery.

Die Arbeit handelt von der Aneignung von Artefakten und ihrer sozialen Rolle. Eine Aphroditenskulptur aus einem Touristenladen wurde als Modell für einen Betonguss verwendet. Mitvergossen wurde eine selbstentwickelte Elektronik, um die spätere Betonskulptur zum Klingen zu bringen. Dafür genügt es, zwei Drähte an eine Frucht anzuschließen und den Batterieclip mit einer handelsüblichen 9V-Batterie zu verbinden.

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