Red. Hot on the trail of a colour
Red. Hot on the trail of a colour
2008, Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland
This installation explores the power of colours, and how colours determine your life. One colour that stands out especially is red. Even within various cultural confines, red is associated with a wide range of meanings, from life, love and eroticism, to aggression, danger and even death. The power of red is so strong that it cannot be reduced to merely a few basic properties. Each shading of red, whether it is displayed through the saga seeds on the floor, or the surrounding paintings on the walls, expresses a different sentiment: Red, hot & cool.