Lea Porsager
FEMI HORN [MORE AND MORE GHOSTS CUM INTO THE VACUUM], 2020
Stainless steel
LPO20001
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FEMI HORN [MORE AND MORE GHOSTS CUM INTO THE VACUUM] – a three-metre stainless-steel horn – takes its name from fermions, the class of particles that constitute matter, including neutrinos...
FEMI HORN [MORE AND MORE GHOSTS CUM INTO THE VACUUM] – a three-metre stainless-steel horn – takes its name from fermions, the class of particles that constitute matter, including neutrinos – the elusive “ghost particles” that pass almost undetected through the world around us – named after the physicist Enrico Fermi. The missing “r”, initially a typo, was retained, lending the work a playful and suggestive charge. First presented in a restroom at Den Frie, Copenhagen, the sculpture emerged from Porsager’s self-described “horny phase”, where scientific terminology merges with erotic undertones. Acting as both transmitter and echo, the horn channels ghost particles through a convergence of humour, desire, and high-energy physics. The work brings together scientific inquiry and bodily desire, blurring the boundaries between fact, fiction, and speculation.
Exhibitions
Den Frie Udstilling, Den Frie, Copenhagen, DK, 2020Join our mailing list
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