The microbes from the patina of a glass fragment from a window at the Abbey of St. Cecilia, Cologne, were the source for the media installation, TEMPEST ON THE SEA. The glass fragment is being held today at the Cologne Cathedral Archives. The video image was projected onto the altar wall in the synagogue and accompanied by the real-time transmission of the sound of the Somesul Mic River that flows through the city. At the center of the space lay the BOOTSCHAFT primal anchor. In front of the windows, large-format white canvases were erected, reflecting the colors of the video animation.
Project was supported by Culture Office Cologne; University of Arts and Design at Cluj. It was complemented with contributions in situ by Liviana Dan, Curator at Brukenthalmuseum Hermannstadt, Prof. Barbara Schock- Werner, master builder at Cologne Cathedral, and Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph Machat, Vice President of ICOMOS (The International Council on Monuments and Sites), Germany.
Supported by: Cologne Department of Culture, Cologne Cathedral Workshop (Dombauhütte); ICOMOS (UNESCO International Council on Monuments and Sites)
