"The snow people of the dune always wondered what it would be like to leave home, to be away from friends, to brave the sun. One of them did, traveling to many places. One day, an auntie saw it in the park, loved it so much that she brought it home. The cat, however, played a prank that led to an unexpected ending."
– Niceaunties
This film by Niceaunties is an homage to the SNOWMAN IN A FRIDGE, I encountered at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel in 2024. Originally created in 1989 by Peter Fischli and David Weiss for a thermal power station in Germany, the snowman, made entirely of snow, was intended to be an artwork reliant on energy produced by the plant. In 2016, the snowman was refabricated with a steel skeleton, exhibited at multiple museums, and later integrated with a solar power source for the Fondation Beyeler.
A memorable quote from an artwork that relies on a constant supply of energy to exist is: "Living in a fridge is the price he has to pay for survival."
Presented by Fellowship as part of REIMAGINE TOMORROW, 1954-2024. AI in Context #2, 17-24 November 2024, Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Essen, on the occasion of the AI Biennale in Essen, Germany.
