frequently asked questions - mixed media installation by Gerald Zahn © 2007
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frequently asked questions - a installation by Gerald Zahn © 2007

81 buttons with incorporated pubic hair
81 tableau's with basic personal data of its former owners
Tableau size: 10 cm x 10 cm; Button size: Ø 4 cm; installation size: 100 cm x 100 cm (variable)


Reminiscent of the insect collections of natural history museums, Gerald Zahn presents a badge collection of public hair samples he received from voluntary contributors.
The project is a witty homage to the times when depilation wasn’t yet a social and sexual norm and when a badge showed political conviction and life philosophy.


Im Stil einer Insektensammlung eines Naturhistorischen Museums werden Schamhaare unterschiedlicher freiwilliger SpenderInnen in einer Buttonsammlung präsentiert.
Eine augenzwinkernde Hommage an die Zeit in der Körperenthaarung noch keine Norm und der Ansteckbutton ein Zeichen für politische Überzeugung und Lebensphilosophie war.

 
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