Aslan Goisum

2016

Installation, 139 × 145 × 195 cm and 116 × 152 × 209 cm.
Materials: wooden crates, household objects

Collection: Courtesy of the Artist and KROMUS+ZINK, Berlin.

2 wooden crates, 139 × 145 × 195 cm and 116 × 152 × 209 cm, with household objects belonging to the artist’s family:

5 tarpaulin sheets from UNICEF
3 wood-and-gas-fired heaters
5 chimney pipes for heaters
2 pushcarts
1 metal-mesh bed
7 felt mattresses
9 down duvets
8 wool blankets
5 down pillows
2 felt pillows
10 pillowcases
21 sheets
5 towels
2 oilcloths
8 curtains
6 rugs
2 wooden tables
4 metal chairs
5 wooden stools
1 washing machine
1 gas stove
1 TV set
1 antenna for TV set
11 cooking pans
10 lids for cooking pans and buckets
2 tea kettles
1 teapot
2 plastic buckets
1 enamelled bucket
4 pitchers
12 aluminium cups
19 aluminium mugs
16 aluminium plates
2 aluminium trays
34 ceramic plates
11 ceramic cups
2 ceramic sugar bowls
5 plastic canisters
8 plastic basins
2 enamelled basins
3 plastic mugs
4 plastic sieves
6 plastic containers
1 plastic hand washer
1 thermos flask
7 frying pans
2 drying racks for crockery
3 drying racks for cutlery
2 soup ladles
2 skimmers
1 rolling pin
2 beaters
1 masher
22 spoons
1 wooden spoon
14 forks
10 knives
1 knife sharpener
1 can opener
1 can sealer
1 soap tray
2 ravioli cutters
2 cutting boards
1 hairbrush
2 shoe brushes
3 extension cords
13 candle sticks
1 iron
1 ironing board
1 electric heater
1 shoe rack
3 down jackets
2 pieces of linoleum
4 framed photographs
fabric
string
plywood

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