Smoke, installation, smoke bomb, dimensions variable, 2009-2010
The smoke bomb (unlike fire crackers) expresses not an idea of celebration and happiness but of caution. It warns that danger is on its way and can also represent a dangerous situation in progress. Smoke obscures our view and creates a sense of disorientation. The Expo projects are now under-way, but they occur out of public view. Nobody knows what is happening behind the construction barricades; they can only see the posters and the slogans outside. These walls are just like walls of smoke. The act of setting off a smoke bomb is the same; after the smoke clears, everything will be visible.
