Hannes Waldschütz

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Are Your Eyes Focused?

Sehen Sie das Scharf? - Unbeobachtet
Sehen Sie das Scharf? - Getarnt
Sehen Sie das Scharf? - Getarnt
Variationen 3

Sehen Sie das Scharf? - Unbeobachtet

ARE YOUR EYES FOCUSSED?
2009
Installation
Motors, Electronic Circuits, Swastika
60 cm x 60 cm x 15 cm

This object is a swastika that is operated by motors which change its appearance with four arms. As soon as an observer enters the room it suddenly moves a part of its formative elements into a new position and freezes as a free form. Only after about four minutes of uninterrupted peace without observer does it return to its original swastika form. The space around the installation is monitored with motion sensors.
Through this mechanism a correctly formed swastika is kept from all observers. Therefore it is only visible as long as it is alone and thus unobserved.