HORST
Wood covered with tar, flag, light
Installation on the roof of the Seilerbahnweg N°15, Welschdörfli, Chur
1400 x 900 x 1500 cm
2021

Was the space for this colony made available? Was it taken by force? Are its occupants welcomed or held captive? Is the enemy threatening us at our doorstep, or are we showing them our strength? The banners hang over the city. HORST raises questions about hospitality and the need to take up space. Eight wooden huts covered with tar are built on the roof of a residential building in Chur. They are visible from the road, the surrounding hills and the city below. Flags flutter in the wind. HORST is a state, an occupation.

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Production: Art-Public Chur [→]: Alda Conrad, Martin Hürlimann, Beda Frei, Linus Grünenfelder, Franco Pajarola.
Curator: Luciano Fasciati.
Art Historian and public visits: Annina Pandiani.
Consctruction assistant: Marcello Silvio Busato.
Photography: Yanik Bürkli, Ralph Feiner, Isabelle Meister.
Communication: Anita Willi, Yanik Bürkli und Olivier Chaulliac (CLUS Ag)

Support from: Stadt Chur, Pro Helvetia, Graubündner Kantonalbank, Kulturförderung Graubünden Amt für Kultur, Ville de Genève, Arpa Holzbau, Swiss Helikopter, Calanda Transport.

Thanks to:
Engineering: Arno Caprez, Patrick Gartmann, Wood workers: Wolfgang Plischke, Pascal Recher, Ralph Krättli, Sandro Zinsli, Patrick Buchli, Andri Schmid und Wolfgang Plinschnig. Transport team: Hansjürg Buol, Jan Mathias, Martijn Kisters, Elias Krummenacher, Patrick Johanni, Renato Dosch und Stefan Ruegg. Roofers: Cyril Joos, François Telli, Enrico Opiz und Marco Agatic. Technical Plans: Michael Keel, Helicopter: Martin Aebli, Marcel Hardegger, Michael Meier, Kevin Riedere and the pilots. Anthea and Stanley Caddy, Solt Sahy Bach and Anne-Laure Sahy.

Photo: Ralph Feiner, Yanik Bürkli