Daniel Spoerri
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
1996-1998
320 x 160 x 300 cm
binoculars, iron, bronze
Through the binoculars on the little platform you can, in a northerly direction, view three columns topped with small sculptures on a meadow: »Ox Head«, »Tripod«, »Snow-Angel«. Up close, these figures cannot be seen very well as they are so high up and the panels on which they are affixed are too large. The title of the piece, »Voyeur«, refers to the secretive practice of spying – the gaze through the binoculars is also the gaze through the keyhole.
Playing with the appearance of size is also an element of this installation, and it is a theme that is already played upon at the entrance of the Giardino, with the oversized cup.