28 September 2007 – 4 November 2007

bruce nauman - one hundred fish fountain

The kestnergesellschaft is showing for the first time in Europe Bruce Nauman’s installation “One Hundred Fish Fountain” (2005). It consists of 97 bronze fish attached to a steel frame and connected by numerous hoses to pumps, so that the fish suck in and spew out water at regular intervals. The water is collected in a large basin and pumped from there into the bodies of the fish, thereby establishing a constant circulation which, however, deliberately disrupts the peaceful and cheerful atmosphere that is typical of fountains. While filling up with water, the fish make unpleasant noises that continue when they expel the water, until the precisely programmed pumps switch off simultaneously and allow the rest of the water to flow noiselessly out of the perforated fish. There is only a short period of calm before the pumps return to action, and the fish again become waterspouts.

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Kestnergesellschaft
Goseriede 11
30159 Hannover
phone +49 511 70 12 00
http://www.kestner.org

Opening Hours

Daily 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.,
closed on Monday,
Holidays 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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