The Infinite House (House Number)

2012
Works

The Infinite House (House Number), 2012
Stainless steel
9 × 14.5 × 1 cm

The artist replaced the house number at the entrance to Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain in Luxembourg with an exact copy of the number 8 that marks his own house. Positioned horizontally in both places, the sideways 8 recalls the infinity symbol. Even before one enters the exhibition space, this almost imperceptible conversion raises the question of home, of the places that define one’s town or city, one’s roots. The act of entering a place self-defined as the house of infinity invites looking beyond overly obvious, sim­ plistic identity clichés in each individual’s complex makeup, suggesting a more nomadic, universal realm of identification for learning to live together.

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    Installation view, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg, 2012-2013

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    Installation view, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Germany, 2012

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    Installation view, progress gallery, Paris, France, 2017

Installation view, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg, 2012-2013

Installation view, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Germany, 2012

Installation view, progress gallery, Paris, France, 2017