Egied Simons

The Origin of Species (2006)

The Origin of Species, detail
The Origin of Species, detail
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species

80 x 45 x 40 cm

Title installation/Performance: The Origin of Species
Dimensions: 6 x 15 m
Material's: plexiglass box, steel base, hamster ball, feathers, moving device
Exhibition: Intelligent Design
Period: 20 July - 20 August 2006 
Location: Tent, Witte de Withstraat 50, 3012BR Rotterdam

In a couveuse-like environment there is a big plastic ball for animals to play in. The ball is filled with feathers and a small apparatus makes the ball move slowly. Softly the ball ticks against the walls of the couveuse. The chicken or the egg, a time bomb, or a culture medium for the (im)perfect?

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