Steel, wheels, castors, lifting slings, stained wood, monitors, cables, 3D-animated videos (0:30min, looped)
Two modular engine hoist cranes, usually found in car or sculpture workshops, have been built from scratch by the artist, each slightly lift a wooden display box containing a monitor off the floor. The two monitors show 3D-animations of two horses that are based on real animals the artists cared for from childhood on into early adulthood.
The cranes lifting up the display boxes become symbolic for a dynamic of interdependence as well as an experience of emotionally carrying someone or something. The heavy materials used in “Labour of Love” are treated with gentle care; the act of making becomes a labour intensive process that reflects the concepts and ideas of the work.