Artist residency, site-specific installation, and solo exhibition Berlin Glas e.V., Berlin, Germany,
May - June 2014

Decadence

Ginsberg created this exhibition inside an abandoned brandy factory built before World War II, a building whose history touched his family's uncomfortable past in Europe. The title comes from the Latin decadere, "to fall." At its center, a single length of glass, drawn by hand to the thickness of a pencil, was curved and suspended in a stairwell. On opening night it was released in front of the audience and shattered on the floor. One visitor picked up a shard; soon everyone did. Something whole fell under a weight no one there had caused, and everyone left carrying a piece.

Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.

Décadare
Hand-pulled glass
240" x 120" x 120" (610 x 305 x 305 cm)
2014

Décadare
Hand-pulled glass
240" x 120" x 120" (610 x 305 x 305 cm)
2014

Glass is most useful when it goes unnoticed. Placed throughout the factory, it drew attention to a history the building had also kept out of sight.

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