»Room No. 13, Hotel Carcassonne, Rue Mouffetard 24, Paris 1959 – 65« is handwritten on the external wall of the reconstruction of this room (the so-called »wood version«) that served as a model for the bronze caster and is now in the possession of Galerie Henze & Ketterer. The first »snare-picture« (see Nos. 6 and 7) was created in this narrow room and this was where Daniel Spoerri, who had come to Paris as a dancer, began his journey as a fine artist. Shortly afterwards, he and a number of other artists signed the manifesto of »Nouveau Réalisme«, which has now become a well-known term in art history. They committed themselves to remaining close to reality and signalled their opposition to gestic and abstract painting, such as Tachism.

In order to reconstruct the hotel room, Spoerri had to rely on his memory, because he was not permitted to take the precise measurements in the hotel, which still exists unaltered.

With the help of the bronze caster Pietro Caporrella, Daniel Spoerri fulfilled a long-held dream: an unmade bed in bronze. At the same time, he created a monumental »snare-picture«, which was not positioned completely vertically, but was placed on a foundation that inclines in two directions and thereby causes a sensation of dizziness when entered. A reference to the Garden of Bomarzo is evident, the famous park that was created during the Mannerist period. The park contains a »Wonky House«, one of its most spectacular elements.