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1975 – 1977
380 x 274 x 280 cm
A freestanding sculpture / construction – one side affixed to a wall
- six hooded rats
- one profile spotlight (no filter) on stand
- one tape deck with integrated speakers
- table / cabinet case with obscure objects and devices arranged in a particular manner
- stylised chair between spotlight and table / cabinet case
- angled platform with rat cage
- tape loop of rat sounds / cry's ultrasonic and audible:
1 – fear call
2 – attacking call
3 – submission call
4 – mating call - atmosphere in the immediate area of the sculpture / construction invested with a heavy musty odour or ether vapour
Exhibition provenance
ICA, Main Gallery, London, 1979
Stadtsche Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1981
Joanneum Ecksaal, Landstadmuseum, Graz, Austria, 1987
