Endless Dream Co.

2023

3D computer animation in hardcover video book

42 sec, loop, mono

210 x 285 x 7.5 mm

edition of 20 + 2AP 

published by Kunstverein St. Gallen

In Endless Dream Co., I remodeled the room, where I was quarantined during the pandemic. The title references the stranded protagonists in the novels of J. G. Ballard. While I worked on the piece, the recurrant apperance of the motif of ice, shaped the narrative. I found inspiration in such diverse sources as the Ice nine in Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle, news articles on the creation of a newly discovered medium-density amorphous form of ice, reports on the search for life on the ice moons of giant gas planets, and even an unlikely bed of ice cubes in front of a hydrant on Allen Street, Lower East Side, my regular route to my studio … , etc.»

The hardcover video book and the box are bound in printed linen by bookbinder Bettina Zeitz. Upon opening the lid, a computer animation with sound will automatically play on the integrated LCD screen. A mini USB port and mini USB cable (included) allow you to recharge the battery from a computer or cell phone charger.