COOL DOWN (2016)

At the end of summer Rooftoptiger presented an ice-cold installation at the Sporen 2016 art exhibition in Ypres. Cool Down commemorated melted ice sheets. In the course of one week 1300 litres of water from the moat surrounding the ramparts of Ypres were turned into a 3,5-metres tall frozen obelisk.

The obelisks of ancient Egypt were monolithic pillars said to symbolize petrified rays of sunlight. Rooftoptiger’s short-lived monument in the ice cellar of the ramparts of Ypres consisted of 1200 blocks of ice, frozen at the local people’s houses using empty drink cartons as moulds.

CREDITS

Concept and design Bram Rombouts and Sara Dandois
Technical drawing Joëlle Tan
Construction Bram Rombouts in collaboration with Martijn Megens and Ayham Qomoq
With the help of Caroline Mathieu and Fatima Aitabi
Audio, video, photography and graphic design Inge Kerfs
Thanks to Ysco, Bakeliet, Mokkakapot, Overzicht, Zurenborger, De Broodnatie, Loes & Krikke, Sonseveria, De Beek
With the support of Open Sites

PAST

Su 18 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Sa 17 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Fr 16 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Th 15 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
We 14 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Tu 13 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Mo 12 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen
Su 11 Sep 2016 13:30-18:00 | Ieper Sporen