Capsules I.

Capsules I., 2003
Object – machine in public space

320 x 480 x 240 cm
Iron, stainless steel, metal sheets, chipboard, upholstery, rubber, electronic
Architect: Marián Ravasz
Photos by Marián Ravasz

The Capsule is a minimal space where a person can relax or take shelter. It can provide accommodation for either homeless people or young people who just wish to spend a few hours there. It can also be the new, even more impersonal version of the Japanese capsule hotel. The capsule’s interior design is ergonomic, comfortable, but minimal. It functions similarly to left-luggage lockers at stations or public buildings. Its exterior design also recalls these lockers, although it is much bigger in size. The capsules can be built either one on top of the other or side-by-side; they can be put together like modules.

Capsules II.

Capsules II., 2003
Object – machine in public space

320 x 120 x 240 cm
Iron, stainless steel, metal sheets, chipboard, upholstery, rubber, electronics
Property of the Ludwig Museum – Museum for Contemporary Art, Budapest
Architect: Marián Ravasz
Photos by Marián Ravasz

The Capsule is a minimal space where a person can relax or take shelter. It can provide accommodation for either homeless people or young people who just wish to spend a few hours there. It can also be the new, even more impersonal version of the Japanese capsule hotel. The capsule’s interior design is ergonomic, comfortable, but minimal. It functions similarly to left-luggage lockers at stations or public buildings. Its exterior design also recalls these lockers, although it is much bigger in size. The capsules can be built either one on top of the other or side-by-side; they can be put together like modules.

Morning

Morning, 2003
In cooperation with Csaba Czibula
Video (3’50”)

In collection: Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary; M.ICA, Miskolci Kortárs Művészeti Intézet / Institute of Contemporary Arts, Miskolc, Hungary; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia
Photos by Csaba Czibula

“Ilona Nemeth’s Morning reflects on the relationship between the public and the private world by focusing on a simple everyday ritual. The artist is seen having breakfast, reading the newspaper and going shopping, the only strange feature of this morning ritual being that she is followed throughout her activities by two policemen dressed in riot gear. As it is not clear whether the policemen are there to protect her or to threaten her, the excess of security becomes an act of violence against the very subject of the protection.”

Lydia Pribišová