A building which appears to look like a couple having sex has left
onlookers trooping to the site – Dubbed the ‘Domestikator’ by Atelier
Van Lieshout, the creative firm responsible for the buiding, the
installation is part of a bigger series at the festival, The Good, The
Bad And The Ugly, on display until September 26…
Many visitors have witnessed the structure, which the company claim
has received positive responses but online commenters have labelled the
building pornographic, with Reddit user Bardaf calling it: “Architecture
porn at its finest.”
The installation will also be on display at the festival – which features theatre, music and arts – in 2016 and 2017.
Rookje Meijerink, of Atelier Van Lieshout, said the people of Bochum
have warmed to the design, finding it provocative and slightly humorous –
She said:
“The artwork pays tribute to the ingenuity, theYou like???
sophistication and the capacities of humankind, to the power of
organisation, and to the use of this power to dominate, domesticate the
natural environment.
“The response by both professionals, press and the general public has
been very positive, the installation has featured in a large number of
renowned Dutch and German newspapers, magazines and television stations,
and has gathered a lot of attention online.
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