ILIOKATAKINIOMUMASTILO PSARODIMAKOPIOTITA

Sound appears in this exhibition right from the title, which is a sort of musical tongue-twister, combining a number of Greek words. These are intentionally juxtaposed by the artist without forming any meaning, precisely in order to prevent any pre-established interpretation. Sound is the unifying element that brings together Micol Assaël’s five works in the Shed at Pirelli HangarBicocca. 

“Vorkuta” (2003) is a refrigeration chamber where the temperature of -30°C contrasts with a chair maintained at a constant +37°C by an internal thermostat. The sound and the glare of little electric shocks break into the background noise of the motor for the chamber, which appears like an uninhabited office containing obsolete equipment.

“Untitled” (2003) is a small iron room crossed by blasts of hot and cold air channeled into the space by powerful fans. 

“Sub” (2014), a new work specially created for the exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca, is an assembly of aluminum and glass display units which the artist originally designed to exhibit her “Inner Disorder” (1999-2001) series of drawings. Either from outside or by going into the transparent structure, visitors can watch the phenomenon of electrostatic charges being produced by a Kelvin generator, which forms the heart of the work.