Iceberg 16.05. – 30.09.2010 European Capital of Culture 2010 Essen
During the event of being Cultural Capital of Europe a 500 m3-Iceberg floats over lake Baldeney in Essen. The accessible inside shows data of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute from the antarctica. The little tent will be lighted during the night and nature identical sounds sweap over the lake. Among the Ruhr-atoll will be islands from Kabakov, Katase and Kaufmann.
3:1 – the round has to enter the square 25.04. – 06.06.2010 Everswinkel
10 years after the first show in public space the tiny Westfalian village asked Jan Hoet to curate another group show on rural questions. This time the church clocks were identified as a place of rival to different rural districts.
Global Solution 05.11.09 – 16.01.10 Gallery Seippel Cologne
After the climate discussion on the „Herne Model“ the new installation showed sustainable and sculptural condensations in a new body of works. The marks of global power were imprinted on globes and bonsais while the political action failed in the Copenhagen conference of climate change.
Oasis 6.09. – 18.10.2009 Kunsthalle Wil
Two installations were shown on different levels beside the paper cuts. Oasis focussed on the development of Swiss democracy in the discussion of immigration while „Swiss Fortune“ symbolized the self-image of Swiss economy.
Aurum 14.09. - 30.11.2008 Centre Pasquart Bienne/CH
The works "Swiss Fortune" and "Isolated Application" are shown in the range of international artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Ai Weiwei, John Armleder and Jan Fabre. In times of bancrupt banks and unsafe stock exchange markets artists deal with the fascination of a valuable material.
Global Village 14. - 29.06.2008 Soers Aachen
The inoperative and empty gas tank was covered and surrounded by 21 military tents. Every hour on the hour one could hear the actual news in 12 different languages. The fact of military security in safing energy ressources arose with the broadcast.
home bound 15.03. - 15.06.2008 Kunstraum Syltquelle
The house is a symbol for security and homility but even covers emotional stress. The conditions of human domesticity are always tied up with relationships and fears of loss disturbing or even distracting our perception of accomodation.
Swiss Fortune 08.02. - 29.03.2008 Sirupspace Zurich
Switzerland is residing at sirupspace. ... with a golden robe it lays down like an odaliske. Powered by the audiance it lolls gently, suspires, crackles with its artful draped dress and reveals its physical attraction.
Greven Tangent Winner of Competition Greven/D 2007
Through the telescope one can read the towns names that hit the same degree of latitude as Greven. They are printed on pins that mark these towns on a red line over the world map with Greven at the zenith.
The Herne Model 30.05.06 - 30.05.07 Museum of Archeology, Herne / D
Parallel to the thematic exhibition „climate and the human being“ the installation shows an artistic model of what is not to be seen in reality. A massive soundscape, 24 hothouses with individual topics and a natural landscape shows a sculptural experiment to simulate global climate factors. The wall drawing can hardly clear what is incomprehensible.