Bataille that binds

From: Artforum | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Holert, Tom | Copyright information

THE CLIMACTIC FINALE OF THIS CRITIC'S DOCUMENTAII EXPERIENCE TOOK PLACE UNDER the influence of an obscenely outsize mirror ball. The rotating disco globe was installed at a considerable height in one of the countless black cubes/white boxes crammed into the main building of the Binding brewery on the outskirts of central Kassel. A spotlight mounted on a stand beamed measured loads of photons in the direction of the glitter ball. The resulting moving tapestry of reflections on the walls, floor...

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