5 lug 2011

Robert Barta FLY HIGH!, 2011


Robert Barta, NEVER MISS A FLIGHT, 2011, installation view at Grimmuseum, Berlin


Robert Barta, NEVER MISS A FLIGHT, 2011,

Robert Barta, NEVER MISS A FLIGHT, 2011,

"The project FLY HIGH! is based on a form of making a two dimensional piece on paper without actually making it directly.

The fact that during a travel with my car from point A to point B the sheet of paper which is mounted on the wooden construction is covered slowly by FLIES.

After each trip I will write down the date, time needed, average speed, distance driven and average temperature of the day.

As soon as I arrive, the paper will be disattached from the wood and made ready for the next trip. I am also planing to extend the project worldwide where I will be driving (upon request) a certain distance in Brasil for example or in Canada. The construction will be aluminum made and mounted on the car that I will rent in that country for the sake of making an art piece.

After I arrive at a destination I am so excited to unveal the "present“ so I jump out of my car as it would be Christmas Eve and want to see the result of the driven hours on a highway.

Each paper is Fabriano T.W.Tistico 300g/m and 28 x 38 cm, and it is custom framed into a walnut color frame."

Robert Barta