NEWTON'S CRADLE / glass, steel, acid sulphur, nitric acid, glycerin, (nitroglycerin) / 200cm x 60cm x 20cm / 2013

 

This work accentuates the hazard of BANG! in an even more pressing manner. In this case, three glass balls filled with clear liquids are arranged like a

Newton's cradle in its resting state. The details of the material details reveal that the liquids are the three components that form nitroglycerin, an explosive

that detonates even with the slightest vibration. The viewer unavoidably begins to imagine the cradle swinging, generating thoughts on the consequences of

such an explosion.

Luise Nagel

 

 

exhibition view: Schön sein, curated by Raimar Stange, Adamski Gallery for Contemporary Art, Berlin DE 2015

exhibition view: ENDE NEU, KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Berlin DE 2021

Photography by KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Jens Ziehe, 2021