| Title: |
| Condensation
Cube |
| Artist(s): |
| Hans Haacke
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| Brief description of the work: |
| The sculpture
reacts to the environmental conditions it is exposed to; temperature
changes for example will influence theamount of condensation. |
| Materials, dimensions, duration: |
| Sealed
perspex cube partially filled with water |
| Location (venue & dates, public/ private):
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| Museu d'Art
Contemporaini, Barcelona, Spain. Gift of the National Committee and
Board of Trustees Whitney Museum of American Art ©ÊDACS 2005 |
| Audience information (size, mode of participation): |
| Traditional
gallery setup |
| Other information (reviews, collaborators, funders): |
| Condensation
Cube was part of the 'Open systems' exhibition, Tate Gallery, London
2005 |
| Floorplan, scheme:
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| Visual/ audio-visual reference: |
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| Key theme(s): |
| Observing systems
in action |
| Further context: |
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Condensation Cube is a responsive, but limited system; although
the process of change is never ending, the system itself can never
alter significantly. Although we can observe time passing, we also
never move beyond a limited range of changes, thus time feels circular.
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