Gaby Peters
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	jester 2009, mechanical installation, toyrattle, engine, rubberlip, steel springs, washer ca. 4,50m x 0,5 m x 2,0 m The same moment the visitor steps into the room, he is confronted by a a toy mirroring his face. However, just a moment later the jack-in-the-box-like mechanism on the ground pulls the toy down. It flips back but the mirror image remains distorted. The mechanism on the ground functions by a metall arm with a rubberlip which pulls at the tensioned rope. Attached to the ceiling by steel springs, the toy darts rattling back and forth. >> text