commissioned by: Woonwijze, housing cooperation, Vught, The Netherlands Woon­wijze comissioned a work of art on the outer side of their main head­quar­ters in Vught. Korfmann’s instal­la­tion consists of a 2 meter by 2,80 meter glass plate, which is installed on a window niche about 3 meters high on a gene­rous, post­mo­dern buil­ding. On this verti­cally posi­tioned plate several precious Koi carps can be seen, cavorting on the buil­ding façade. The viewer of the work expe­ri­ences a moment of irri­ta­tion: although he looks up, at the same time he looks down into an orna­mental pond. This paradox is even further rein­forced by the back­light of the work, which gives the impres­sion that the pond is illu­mi­nated from below: by the light, the golden glowing carps move closer to the surface, while the water seems even more profound. The work invites us to reflect on our culture of status symbols and on our rela­ti­onship to nature.

commissioned by: Woonwijze, housing cooperation, Vught, The Netherlands Woon­wijze comissioned a work of art on the outer side of their main head­quar­ters in Vught. Korfmann’s instal­la­tion consists of a 2 meter by 2,80 meter glass plate, which is installed on a window niche about 3 meters high on a gene­rous, post­mo­dern buil­ding. On this verti­cally posi­tioned plate several precious Koi carps can be seen, cavorting on the buil­ding façade. The viewer of the work expe­ri­ences a moment of irri­ta­tion: although he looks up, at the same time he looks down into an orna­mental pond. This paradox is even further rein­forced by the back­light of the work, which gives the impres­sion that the pond is illu­mi­nated from below: by the light, the golden glowing carps move closer to the surface, while the water seems even more profound. The work invites us to reflect on our culture of status symbols and on our rela­ti­onship to nature.