mission of art

Alexander Pausch
© mission of art, 2005Site-specific light installationNew building of the Akademie der Künste [Academy of Arts], facade and Pariser Platz, Berlin (D). 05/2005 to 09/2006400cm (light bar)Light bar with 3,200 super-bright white LEDs, heated stainless ste ; Alexander Pausch

Ruth Schnell

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Curator: Cathrin Pichler
https://ruthschnell.org/en/works/mission-of-art/
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Description
Site-specific light installation

The light installation 'mission of art' is a temporary intervention on the façade of the building of the Akademie der Künste [Academy of Arts] in Berlin, for the occasion of the opening of the Academy's new location on Pariser Platz (Brandenburg Gate). Members of the Academy were invited to contribute a word each for the feed of a 4m-high light stick equipped with super-bright white LEDs.
Letters and words are produced on the retina of the observers as after-images and, to a viewer in motion, they seem to lay as an all-over in front of the glass façade of the Academy, the surroundings of the Pariser Platz and in front of the "sky over Berlin".
Analogous to an advertising billboard in the urban space, the installation is designed for visibility in the evening.
Keywords
  • aesthetics
    • site-specific
  • genres
    • conceptual art
      • art interventions
    • installations
  • technology
    • displays
      • electronic displays
        • light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Technology & Material
Hardware
Light bar with 3,200 super-bright white LEDs, 4 microprocessors, computer
Installation Requirements / Space
400 cm (light bar), installed at the new building of the Akademie der Künste [Academy of Arts], facade and Pariser Platz, Berlin (DE).
Material
Light bar with 3,200 super-bright white LEDs, heated stainless steel case, acrylic glass cylinder, 4 microprocessors, computer
Exhibitions & Events
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Bibliography
2 publications