Vincenzo Fiore Marrese

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I remember that one of the most challenging aspects of old typewriters was the impossibility of correcting errors.

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Artwork Details

• Title:
  Expedition
• Year:
  2023
• Medium (Type of Art):
  assembled sculpture
• Medium (Materials):
  typewriter, artificial feathers
• Dimensions (International):
  90×100×60 centimetres
• Dimensions (British and US):
  35.4331×39.3701×23.622 inches
• Venue:
  Adlerhalle, Dragonerareal, Berlin, Germany
• Setting:
  “Collectiveness In Space,” in the context of Experimentdays Relaunch, in cooperation with Zusammenstelle and Rathausblock, curatorial program Mayer Pavilion

Establishing Context

Once, I was at the flea market in Arkonaplatz with friends, pointlessly searching for one. I was searching for something special.

A week later, I was riding my bike back to the studio. I took a wrong turn and suddenly found myself in front of a shop full of old things. The shop was empty except for the owner, surrounded by piles of items. As I walked through the piles, I found it.

“How much does it cost?” I asked. He said, “It is heavy; only if you can lift it, I can sell it.”

I use a typewriter as the centrepiece of an installation I call an ‘art environment.’

This typewriter is unique. The same company that owned the space where I created the installation — a historic German automobile company — made it. The artwork's theme blends critical raw materials with the concept of a travel log.