Heisse Luft

I wanted to manifest repetitive mechanisms such as feelings of powerlessness, egotism or misunderstandings in our communication culture in a kinetic sculpture. The balloon with its air space and the attached newspaper article embodies the object to be discussed, which is blown back into the centre by the personalities at the table.

The result is a chaotic, unpredictable movement that rounds off the phenomenon of this discussion process in the presentation.

I use objects or semi-finished products that we encounter in everyday life. I often combine these with self-made products. The hairdryers symbolise the interlocutors, while the 3D-printed attachments describe their character more precisely and determine the type of airflow. It is therefore crucial how strongly and from which position a hairdryer blows into the centre.