Capsule Hotels for Information, Dreams, Brilliant Thoughts and Other Things
Rooseum, Malmöde Paviljoens, AlmereFrac Nord Pas Calais, DunkerqueTENT., Rotterdam
On The Sublime, a group show curated by Bo
Nilsson (also including works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Ann Veronika Janssens, Mike Kelley, Lars Nilsson, Gabriel Orozco, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Wolfgang Tillmans, Anders Widoff, Hakan Rehnberg) at Rooseum, Malmo.
Our work consists of two capsule constructions and a library. The capsule constructions (sizes each 360wx290hx200d) are based on Hotel Capsules in Japan, where businessmen can take a break and withdraw in solitude.
These capsules are provided with only the necessary things to spend time: a mattress, a pillow, a mirror and a basic planchet to store small pieces of luggage. Equipped with a modest library, the capsules provide space for reading, thinking, dreaming and sleeping.
The library consists out of our own collection of literature, theory, catalogues and other books that are and were important for the development of our work. The collection of books is extended with books from the Rooseum library, books purchased by the Rooseum according to our wishlist and their own advices, and books in Swedish language from the public library, donated to the project specifically for this period of time.
Capsule Hotels for Information, Dreams, Brilliant Thoughts and Other Things
When and how do brilliant thoughts occur?
To transform the exhibition space from a place for viewing into a space that is also offering time for reflection and exchange, visitors were actively invited to engage with the work and find their own space within it whenever they wished, and to return to the venue time and again. They were given a pass granting them unlimited access to the capsules throughout the project.
