Performance / 5 min / Restitution Berlin / 2005

 

“Artists dream” was the theme of the exhibition I was invited to.
So I choose a phantasy from my late childhood in which I wanted to detonate the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
In the space I built up a replica of the tower’s left base, filled with explosives.
I gave a little speech and detonated the tower with a big flame and a big bang, and confetti floated to every corner of the space.
With a sound mix visitors were engaged with a huge crash out of bursting steel and screaming people.
After this I declared that for every splendid moment in life we need some sexy women and I showed the projection with 3 pairs of legs (Video: Survival Training – legs) dancing like revue girls.
The action found an end with the sale of self-made ginger bread in form of other landmarks of the capitol.

 

 
 

 

 

  FRANK WERNER