Elderly People Suspended High Above Streets of Montreal

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Elderly People Suspended High Above Streets of Montreal Angie Heisl is known for her visual art work and performance installations, and has been a fixture on the German art scene since the 1980s. Her pieces have garnered several awards, including the Cologne Honorary Theatre Prize awarded by the SK Foundation for Culture in 2001, and the 1996 Förderpreis from the North Rhine Westphalia ministry of culture. She often presents her art in public spaces ranging from a bridge to former public baths, a train station and subway corridors, as she explores her interest in the notions of floating and suspension. As part of Montreal’s Festival Transameriques (May 24-27), Heisl’s x-times people chair installation shows a group of senior citizens elevated high above city streets, sitting in a plain white chair. The sight is unexpected and slightly unnerving. more ...Statistics : 10 Replies || 208 Views Post by Saurabh