ohne Titel (2017)
copper pipe, plastic, stepper motor, microcontroller, battery, broken tile, earth, hammer, chisel, angle grinder, open loop, 23 minutes

Using an angle grinder, a hammer, and a chisel, a floor tile in the showroom was violently broken open. In the exposed cavity, an object is installed—its very placement asserting the necessity of its presence through the sheer force of its intrusion. The tools remain on site, pointing to the recent and abrupt absence of the person who initiated this act.
From the opening, like the needle of a compass or some unknown measuring instrument, a horizontal copper tube extends at knee height. Delicately balanced, it moves slowly back and forth, sometimes standing still. Its gentle, precise rhythm contrasts starkly with the brutal gesture that enabled its existence. Hovering narrowly along the wall, it appears to chart invisible boundaries or scan the space with quiet insistence.
Seemingly autonomous, the instrument begins to govern movement in the room. Visitors fall into its orbit; it arbitrarily determines whether one can pass—or must wait. What emerges is a choreography of obstruction and allowance, driven by a device that balances necessity, fragility, and force.