Blumenprojektion, Herbst (1998) Peter Fischli David Weiss

February 3 — March 18, 2023 | An intervention of the Sammlung Goetz in the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

Beauty and utility, aesthetics and the mundane, nature and culture: All of these are combined in the garden created by the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli David Weiss in Münster in 1997 in the context of the Sculpture Projects Münster. Akin to a traditional farmer’s garden, vegetables, fruits, flowers and berries grew together in a local, mixed-culture environment, providing visitors with ever-changing images over the course of the seasons.

For their two-channel slide installation Blumenprojektion, Herbst (Flower Projection, Autumn, 1998), Peter Fischli David Weiss photographed their garden in late summer and simultaneously combined two motifs to create a total of 162 double-exposure slides, which they exhibited via two projectors employing a cross-fading technique. This created an abundance and synchronization that does not exist in nature. The viewer becomes immersed in a sea of colorful blossoms, lush green leaves and overripe fruits; the cinematographic effect creates a maelstrom that is virtually inescapable.

Blumenprojektion, Herbst (Flower Projection, Autumn, 1998) by Peter Fischli David Weiss is presented as part of the interdisciplinary Flower Power Festival in the form of an art intervention of the Sammlung Goetz in the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. There, the two-channel slide installation engages with the floral designs created by participating artisans.