The Fermentation Act
| Artist | SUPERFLEX |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Material/ Technique | mixed media |
| Size/ Duration | dimensions variable |
| Copyright Notice | © SUPERFLEX |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2018 |
| Description | Jakob FENGER: Born in Roskilde, Denmark in 1968. Lives and works in Copenhagen. Bjørnstjerne CHRISTIANSEN: Born in Copenhagen in 1969. Lives and works there. Rasmus NIELSEN: Born in Jelling, Denmark in 1969. Lives and works in Copenhagen. An artists’ group formed in 1993. SUPERFLEX has undertaken projects in Copenhagen and other locations around the world. Utilizing their command of various media, including graphic design, video and architecture, they incorporate diverse perspectives in their projects, creating platforms for community awareness of issues and relationships. Describing their works as “tools,” they regard their exhibitions and projects as experimental spaces for stimulating the thinking of visitors. "The Fermentation Act" formed part of the “SUPERFLEX One Year Project – THE LIQUID STATE” exhibition held at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, in 2016-2017. The exhaled breath of visitors and moisture in the air was collected using a dehumidifier and the resultant liquid, tea leaves and a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) combined to make kombucha, a fermented beverage, which was then stored. Later, sheets of the copy paper used at the museum were dyed using this liquid and dried at the museum. The liquid then evaporated inside the building and the kombucha copy paper was used on a daily basis, thereby finding new owners. This resulted in a circulatory process in which moisture was reduced and paper used. Performing this series of tasks were not the artists but local residents and visitors to the museum, who were encouraged to engage in various activities using this “tool.” The work embodied the studies undertaken by 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, into the kinds of relationships it can build with the local community and represented in project form through the use of a tool our attempts to foster a community. |
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This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
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