The Fountain of Youth Santa Ana chapel on the grounds of the Cartuja monastery 1st Biennial of Seville, 2004

The Fountain of Youth
Santa Ana chapel on the grounds
of the Cartuja monastery
1st Biennial of Seville, 2004

The Santa Ana chapel is deserted. Even Columbus, who was originally buried here, has had his last resting place changed. Old car, television and computer parts have gathered around a camp-fire. From the midst of this rises the fountain of youth, which sheds its gravity and soars up to the cupola like smoke into the air. Here, by way of exception, one can fall asleep on, and not in front of the television.

Components:
• bones from the abattoir in Seville and from the cork oak forests near Castillo
• dried plants from the monastery garden
• abandoned television sets and dinosaur eggs from a Punto Limpio (recycling point)
• artificial plants from the department store El Corte Inglés
• some of the plants from “Giardino calante”
• crystal solution from “Heimatmaschine”
• car parts from various car repair workshops in Seville



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