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21.5.2015 jeppe hein asks brooklyn installation visitors to please touch the art

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may 20, 2015

jeppe hein asks brooklyn installation visitors to please touchthe art

jeppe hein asks brooklyn installation visitors to please touch the art(above) mirror labyrinth NY, 2015high polished stainless steel, aluminum / 106.5 x 346.5 x 338.5 inchescourtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner,copenhagenall photos by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY celebrated for engaging audiences in seas of sculptural, inventive and whimsical works, danish artist jeppe heinbrings a series of participatory installations to new york city, situated around the waterfront brooklyn bridgepark. from now until april 17, 2016, public art fund presents ‘please touch the art’, an exhibition of 18interactive sculptures including ‘social’ benches, rooms made of jetting water, and a dizzying mirror maze. the show includes three distinct bodies of work: ‘appearing rooms’, a series of spaces formed by shooting waterthat emerges from the work’s gridded base; a new mirror labyrinth, featuring equidistantly spaced vertical elements atvarying heights that multiply and reflect the surrounding cityscape; and 16 new modified social benches that rethinkthe idea of a traditional park bench with their unconventional curved, twisted and bent forms.

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a large‑scale mirror labyrinth reflects spectacular views of lower manhattan a newly conceived, large‑scale ‘mirror labyrinth’ is installed at the pier 3 greenway terrace, reflecting thespectacular views of lower manhattan through a myriad of geometries. using equidistantly spaced vertical posts made from mirror‑polished stainless steel, hein has created a kind of maze inthree radiating arcs that distorts the surrounding reality, as they see physical space and mirrored space in analternating configuration. drawing reference from the irregular manhattan skyline just on the other side of the river, thewidth of each element is the same but the heights are variable, adding to the boundless illusions that engage visitors.

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appearing rooms, 2004water, wood, iron grating, jets, electrical pumps, computer controller / 90.5 x 275.5 x 275.5 inchescourtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner,copenhagen when visitors enter the park, they will encounter hein’s ‘appearing room’ installed on the bridge view lawn.vertical jets of water gradually emerge from a gridded platform, forming seven‑foot‑tall ‘walls’ which momentslater disappear. systematically, these ephemeral surfaces appear and vanish through a timed cycle, enticing visitors tostep into the dynamic expanse and move from space to space within the sculpture. participants are able to movethroughout the different, temporary rooms, all without touching a drop of water.



seven‑foot‑tall water ‘walls’ systematically appear and vanish through a timed cycle a series of 16 red benches that twist, bend and contort in response to the landscape are on view throughout thepark. hein has designed ‘modified social benches’ based on the basic public seating unit, but reinvents its form anduse by transforming the design into poetic and functional objects. one bench accommodates a tree in its middle, whileanother undulates like a ribbon, allowing for various seating configurations. hein beckons visitors to become consciousof the act of sitting as they perch or recline on his benches.



modified social bench NY #09, 2015powder‑coated aluminum / 29.5 x 70.5 x 18.5 inchescourtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner, copenhagen



appearing rooms, 2004 water, wood, iron grating, jets, electrical pumps, computer controller / 90.5 x 275.5 x 275.5 inches courtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner,copenhagen photo by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY



modified social bench ny #06, 2015 powder‑coated aluminum / 46.5 x 218.5 x 103.5 inches courtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner, copenhagen photo by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY




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modified social bench NY #15, 2015 powder‑coated aluminum / 70.5 x 255.5 x 135.5 inches courtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner, copenhagen photo by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY

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mirror labyrinth NY, 2015 high polished stainless steel, aluminum / 106.5 x 346.5 x 338.5 inches courtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner,copenhagen photo by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY

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mirror labyrinth NY, 2015 high polished stainless steel, aluminum / 106.5 x 346.5 x 338.5 inches courtesy of könig galerie, berlin; 303 gallery, new york; and galleri nicolai wallner,copenhagen photo by james ewing, courtesy public art fund, NY

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