Mercredi 01 Avril 2015 10:35:39 par Paulina Gautier-mons dans Actualités

Guido van der Werve set himself the task of turning once around his own axis within 24 hours without interruption – at the geographic North Pole, the world’s pivot point. For one whole day, he did not turn with the world. By moving against the rotation of the earth, the artist suspends an absolute earthly condition for one day, removing himself from the rotation cycle. His movement equals standstill. The artist as a daring hero in an extreme situation: his gaze turned constantly upon his own shadow in self-reflection, Guido van der Werve resists the icy coldness of his surroundings and confronts his body and his ego with the world.
The striking effect of this act is reinforced by the accompanying piano solo, composed and recorded by the artist himself.