GINY VOS
What Are Words Worth
Ten thick dictionaries (“word books” is the literal Dutch translation) are shelved in the media library. Cast in aluminium with a relief of the original What Are Words Worth edition, they have integrated red Plexiglas LED displays which follow the curve of their spines. The books are carriers of the ALFABET, which rolls by in screen-filling capitals to stop at random at one of the letters. That letter turns into a word which turns into a series of associated words, in blocks of 8 lines. The chain of words is interrupted by announcements, confusions, poetry or other kinds of messages. A whole network of language unfolds, everything seems connected to everything. In this way, the work simulates the essential library experience in which connections are established and new knowledge is generated through the act of browsing.
Dim. 10 pieces of 8 x 29 x 23 cm each
Aluminium, LED displays, computer, Plexiglas
Interviews
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Kunstuur Avrotros, documentary by Jeanne van der Horst
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Preview of the documentary of Jeanne van der Horst >
Commissioner: Bert van der Lingen, Nederlandse ambassadeur in Litouwen, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Den Haag
Production: Yens & Yens en CM3 custom-made
Construction: Bussel Engineering
Photography: Andries de Marez Oyens