Over the past decade the work by the English artist Simon Faithfull has been shown in numerous international solo and group exhibitions. His practice is as extensive and unpredictable as some of his experiments, ranging from outdoor installations like his recent project ‘Shy Fountain’ for Haus am Waldsee in Berlin, a fountain in a lake that has to be observed very quietly and only functions when no one is there, to ‘Escape Vehicle no.6’, a video of a live event during which he hung a domestic chair dangling in space beneath a weather balloon making its journey from the ground to the edge of space (30km up). The works reflect his dedication to exploring the boundaries of the world, the conquest of gravity and time.
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