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Heute bleibt die Küche kalt, wir gehen in den Wienerwald
by Marlene Haring, 2004

Installation, Judenplatz 7, Vienna
photo series, 70 x 105 cm

Marlene writes: A site-specific installation for the group show 'Egocaster' organised by Supersaat, Vienna. Freshly (at least at the beginning) cooked spaghetti overflowed from every possible receptacle in the kitchen. The title is a rhyme meaning 'Today the kitchen remains unused (cold), (and) we are going to the Vienna Woods'. Wienerwald is the the forest around the city of Vienna, as well as the name for a chicken restaurant chain in Austria). It also refers to the 1990 piece by Martin Kippenberger entitled 'Jetzt geh ich in den Birkenwald denn meine Pillen wirken bald' (I am going into the birch forest as my pills will be taking effect soon). What a classic!