Mahony

Mahony
Strategy of action, kitchen, London 2007, c-print, 40 x 50c m
Stragegy of action, staircase, London 2007, c-print, 40 x 50 cm

"However, when artist collective mahony arrived fresh from Vienna, they slowly began to undo the very workings of this organisation. As soon as computers and copiers switched to standby at the end of business each day, they literally unpacked precious archival materials, dismantled furniture and shuffled the daily detritus that constitutes this 9 to 5 working environment. Removing glasses from kitchen cupboards, books from library shelves, and beds from bedrooms, mahony rearranged these materials into temporary interventions, lasting only long enough to be photographed in the midnight hours, before returning them precisely to their ordinary positions before the 9am log-on". (Austrian Cultural Institut/London)

Source: http://www.layrwuestenhagen.com/de/artist/work/id/22/index.html