micol assaël
 
Untitled - 2003

air, iron, electrical wire, glass, sparks
500 x 500 x 258 cm / 196 3/4 x 196 3/4 x 101 1/2 in

Installation views: Sogni e conflitti-La dittatura dello spettatore, section “La Zona”, 50° Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2003.

Assaël built a room out of massive sheets of iron. The only openings were the entrance and exit. The room had been sparsely furnished with the items which normally evoke a domestic setting (bed, cabinet, table), only that these found objects were all made of iron. Ten current transformers sat on the table under a glass box, each shooting from 220 volts up to 9,000 volts, making a loud sound and sending power surging through a maze of wires, which led to glass bulbs underneath the furniture, and caused a spark. The air beneath the bed, below the table, and in the closet was blown by fans, making the room seem even hotter.