daytime, dar si said museum, marrakesh, 2005 - photo: gert jan kocken

germaine kruip is a dutch artist whose installations play with light and space and how environments
are perceived by there viewers. in several of her pieces, locations are altered via man made light to
and appear to accelerate time. in 2009 kruip will present work at the hasselt triennial in belgium.


daytime, dar si said museum, marrakesh, 2005 - photo: gert jan kocken

one rotating mirror, one side coated black installed to fit the existing window of 60x40x30 cm
reflects daylight into the space; one rotation completed every 14 seconds.


daytime, dar si said museum, marrakesh, 2005 - photo: gert jan kocken

a slow moving shadow is created by 300 computer-controlled halogen lamps hung above a
translucent fabric ceiling in the entrance corridor of the frieze art fair, 80 x 4 x 2.40 m.
the shadow moves along the corridor connecting the main entrance to the interior of the fair at
varying intensities, dimensions and intervals.


the wavering skies, frieze projects, frieze art fair, 2005 - photos: gert jan kocken

eight vertical, mirrored blinds, one side coated black, installed in two balcony doorframes of 2.44x1.17 m
one rotation completed every 14 seconds.


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germaine kruip: http://germainekruip.com
the approach gallery: http://www.theapproach.co.uk
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