Infernopolis forms a new chapter in AVL's interest in issues such as autonomy, self-sufficiency, power and economy. Since its inception AVL has set out to unravel these subjects in the hope of exposing a deeper structure: the laws and rules, the organisation and codes that are usually hidden from view.
For an extra 2 Euros you get to go there by boat. Definitely worth it!
Participants' bunk beds (to save space) from where they are stupefied by a permanent alcohol feed. In the background, the big red Alcoholator.
Pig toilet, where pigs feed from human faeces.
An abandoned AVL computer.
Me in the Wombhouse. One of the ovaries houses a toilet, the other has a minibar. And in between you find a big bed that smells like freshly washed laundry.
Bikini Bar.
Phil with his arm in the BarRectum.
Cradle to Cradle. Based on the concept that waste is food. It's a semi-industrial slaughterhouse and a high-tech operating room. Bones, skulls, muscle groups and organs lie on robust, brightly lit tables. The machine recycles everything, even people.
Open Belly Woman.
The Submarine Wharf is an amazing space and it houses this exhibition. More are on their way for the following five years!Attention! The Inferno exhibition is only on till the 26th of September! It's open every day except Mondays till 8pm. You really don't want to miss it! You've seen nothing like it! Go to the Boijmans website for more info.
*Most of the text is copied from the brochure.
1 comment:
Looks like an amazing and disturbing exhibition! I wonder if peanut is experiencing anything like the wombhouse? hehehe His/her minibar would be quite empty though...
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