For FLUX4ART 2020, the state art exhibition of Rhineland Palatinate, a site-specific work entitled “Notausgang” (Emergency Exit) was created for the exhibition site, Sayner Hütte (iron-casting plant) in Bendorf. The existing emergency exit was incorporated into the conception by including it in the design of the wall. In this way the emergency exit is emphasised and accentuated, raising it to the status of a portal. The design is an image that shows the exit (the escape) from an unclear situation. The actual emergency exit is part of this image.
Of course the practical purpose of the emergency exit is retained. It continues to serve its purpose reliably. The way out through the emergency exit is not blocked; on the contrary, the emergency exit gains so much attention that it will not be overlooked in case of emergency.