heidundgriess

swarm I (2015) // swarm II (2020)

swarm was created as part of an Artist Residency in Siglufjördur, Iceland.
It is a Windsculpture made of 1000 knives, attached to fishing lines in a containersized, wooden frame.
The knives are moved by the wind around their own axis, shimmering like the silver of the ocean, a herring swarm. The Installation was placed in front of the Herring Museum and invites people to think about the worldwide Problem of overfishing.
A new version was made 2020 in Hamburg, Germany using a real oversea Container. It was exhibited several times at the Harbour and was transported to Iceland in March 2022 to stay there permanently at the Herrings Museum.

swarm I 2015

making of swarm I

making of swarm II, 2020

Factsheet

Dimensions
210cm, 140cm, 310cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Weight
15kg
Year
2015
Material
Mixed Media
Style
Installation, Public Art, Kinetic Art
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