Artist in Residence, Berlin Glas e.V., Berlin, Germany, 2014
Solo exhibition and site-specific installation 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.
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
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.