Paul Kirps. autoreverse. 2004-2005

Paul Kirps autoreverse 2004-2005

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The five sequences that compose autoreverse show decomposing and recomposing machines made from electric appliances. RS 570, X1, 97 C, FHW 64 D, and AM A202 unfold and reassemble, accompanied by what Kirps calls “electro-techno-mechanic” sounds, to reveal their surreal and redundant functions. “For autoreverse, I initially searched for elements to recycle,” the designer has explained. “I collected an enormous stockpile of objects, which I then photographed from every angle.” Among the accumulations are pieces of household and office equipment, much of it now obsolete.

Gallery label from Applied Design, March 2, 2013–January 31, 2014.
Medium
Video (color, sound)
Duration
Duration: 10 min., 54 sec.
Producer
Mudam Luxembourg, with the support of the Ministère de la Culture, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Luxembourg
Credit
Gift of the designer
Object number
1789.2008
Copyright
© 2004/2005 Paul Kirps and Mudam Luxembourg
Department
Architecture and Design

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