Rauminstallation
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Year: 1994
Edition: Unique
Technique: Black textile adhesive tape and 5cm transparent adhesive tape
Framed: No
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AUTHENTICITY
All artworks on IdeelArt are original, signed, delivered directly from the artist's studio, and come with a certificate of authenticity."Rauminstallation" (Room Installation) is a seminal early work by Daniel Göttin, created for the 1994 Summer Studio (Sommeratelier) at Shed Eisenwerk in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Supported by architects Kurt Huber and René Antoniol, this six-week residency allowed Göttin to engage in a profound architectural dialogue with the industrial space. Using nothing but adhesive tape, he transformed the heavy, functional hangar into a site of shifting perspectives and visual weightlessness.
Artistic Vision & Technique
The installation operates on two distinct but mathematically linked levels:
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The Perimeter: Black textile adhesive tape (2.5 cm wide) was applied horizontally to the outer walls. These lines serve as "visual cuts," breaking the solidity of the wall and transforming the architecture into an ornamental relief.
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The Volume: Transparent adhesive tape (5 cm wide) was stretched between the interior structural pillars. The spacing between these transparent bands was calculated to mirror the width of the black wall tapes.
By omitting tape where existing architectural features (like windows or relief bricks) occurred, Göttin intentionally "broke the rules" of his own system, creating a playful yet rigorous intervention. As viewers move through the space, the overlapping lines of the black and transparent tapes create a shimmering, Moire-like effect, dissolving the mass of the building into a series of rhythmic frequencies.
Context & Significance
As noted in the catalog text by Beatrix Ruf, this work targets architecture at its most fundamental level: measure, number, and proportion. Göttin’s intervention is not merely decorative; it is a "perceptual event." By repeating the constitutive elements of architecture (wall, volume, enclosure) through the humble medium of tape, he shifts the space from the realm of the everyday into a state of absolute self-purpose. It is a cheeky yet profound game that challenges the viewer to recognize the character of a room in an entirely new light—shifting the mass of the industrial "Shed" into a transparent, weightless volume.
Key Technical Details
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Medium: Site-specific room installation.
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Materials: Black textile adhesive tape and 5cm transparent adhesive tape.
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Dimensions: Total hall intervention, c. 40x40x3 metres.
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Location: Shed Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
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Project Context: Sommeratelier 1994 (Summer Studio).
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Curatorial Text: Beatrix Ruf.
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Year: 1994.
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Daniel Göttin is a Swiss artist whose work is divided between site-specific projects and coloured or painted objects for walls. He lives and works in Basel.
Education / Residencies
Initially working as a technical draftsman for an engineering company, Daniel Göttin later entered the School of Visual Art in Basel, where he graduated in 1990.
He has held artist residencies at the Fremantle Art Foundation (now Artsource), Australia in 1990, Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas in 1993, the Shed im Eisenwerk, Switzerland in 1994, the:artist:network in New York in 2005, and Youkobo Art Space in Tokyo in 2007 and 2013/2014.
Technique
Göttin works with common industrial materials such as paint, tape, wood, metal, polystyrene, plastic, and carpet. The concept for an installation depends on the site and its conditions. For his objects and paintings, he uses similar materials, examining the subjective nature of perception and playfully responding to the characteristics of architectural spaces. His works made of aluminum and painted MDF direct attention to the space within the object, highlighting the interplay of light and shadow, thus creating a new quality of perception between concrete and abstract reality.
Inspiration
His artistic background relates mainly to Minimal Art, Concrete Art, and Conceptual Art. Besides these tendencies, he also incorporates aspects of Dada/Merz, Constructivism, and Arte Povera. For over 25 years, Göttin has focused on creating temporary and permanent site-specific installations, public art, objects, paintings, drawings, collages, and prints.
Relevant Quotes
“Daniel’s art possesses clarity and thoughtfulness. But this clarity is not the result of a fixed or repetitive position or strategy. Instead, his art is iterative, responding to changing conditions and environments. Different aspects of his work, both the wall pieces and the objects made for the wall, are inter-related and reflect on each other. There is a wholeness to what Daniel refers to as an entity—his body of work.” (Chris Ashley, Minus Space)
Notable Distinctions
Daniel Göttin has received grants from the City of Basel, Switzerland.
Exhibitions
Göttin has organised over 60 solo exhibitions and projects since 1990 at museums, galleries, and public collections across Europe, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and the United States.
Together with his partner Gerda Maise, he founded the art space Hebel_121 in Basel in 1998, providing a platform for installative exhibitions. Hebel_121 continues to showcase innovative art.
Wenger, Zurich, Switzerland
Conny Dietzschold, Sydney, Australia
Gen, Tokyo, Japan
Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY
Photos credit (from top)
- Daniel Göttin
- Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
- Serge Hasenböhler
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