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JASMIN WERNER: PALAST DER REPUBLIK BURJ KHALIFA
Art installation in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Germany
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With the installation Palast der Republik Burj Khalifa artist Jasmin Werner explores architectural connections between Berlin and Dubai. Steel girders from the demolished Palace of the Republic were used in the Burj Khalifa. The artist puts the two architectures in immediate relation and combines both shapes into a one scaffolding sculpture. The outdoor scaffolding sculpture will incorporate reused materials like construction mesh and canvas sourced in the [removed]; The material will be combined with printed images on construction mesh that is referencing the journey of the recycled steel from Germany through Turkey to the UAE.
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Commissioned by the German Embassy in the United Arab Emirates
Curated by the Goethe-Institut
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