Vase, swept on to the floor by a mechanical arm controlled by a super-slow engine.

An installation by Katja Pettersson. A vase is a most common home decoration object that represents the taste of the owner but can be changed according to occasion and seasons. Un-Vase has such a small mouth it cannot hold flowers nor water, while the bottom is widely open. One hundred vases were produced in China for this exhibition to let one vase a day to be swept on to the floor by a mechanical arm controlled by a super-slow engine. By the end of the exhibition, a pile of ceramic pieces will be built around the table. In addition to this, there are films presenting all the hands that have handled the vases along the way from digging clay to the final transport. Katja’s project confronts with the cynicism and insecurity in the contemporary consumer economy and how we allow ourselves to be fooled to accept the rules of the system even when we are aware of the importance of sustainability. The objects examine the phenomenon planned obsolescence, a built-in and scheduled end date of consumer goods, commonly associated with washing machines and computers, who are designed to stop working after a certain period of time to secure a constant consumption.

2018.12.01-2019.03.03