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Cover from Erosion: A Project for the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997, Berlin 1997
Cover from Erosion: A Project for the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997, Berlin 1997
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Erosion: A Project for the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997, 1997

Comprising nineteen black and white photocopied images, this documentary artist’s booklet was printed immediately after the realisation of Erosion, an unannounced intervention during the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, South Africa, in 1997. Here, Eliasson organised the emptying of a water reservoir, located opposite the exhibition hall in which one of his photo series was on show. The water turned into a stream, running approximately 1.5 km through the city, carrying dirt, leaves, and litter with it before disappearing into a sewer. People in the city were forced to navigate the change to their urban environment, which lasted for about three hours.

Publication details

Type

Artist's book

Title

Erosion: A Project for the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997

Text author

Olafur Eliasson

Publisher

Olafur Eliasson, Berlin

Language

English

Dimensions

21 x 15.5 cm, 46 pages