2000
A proposal for the realization of Max Neuhaus' Time Piece for the city of Bern and a retrospective of his oeuvre as part of its inauguration in January of 2000.
Bibliography / Publications / 2000 - Moment by Max Neuhaus
Exhibitions / 2000 - Max Neuhaus, Retrospective Exhibition, Kunsthalle Bern. 15 January - 15 March.
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The first installation of this Moment concept in 1989 at the Kunsthalle in Bern, built as a temporary installation to demonstrate the concept, established public confidence in the idea. The proposal now to realize a city-wide work is the next step. The change of century at midnight December 31, 1999 provides the ideal moment for its inauguration
The work's sound/silence will emanate from selected high points within and around Bern. In a preliminary phase, these will be surveyed and selected, and a prototype of one of the sound source electronic systems will be designed and built. These two activities establish the scope of the work -- the number of locations and type of sound system required for each. It is only after this that the overall cost of the work can be determined