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Carsten Höller  born 1961

Carsten Höller Sliding Doors 2003
© Carsten Höller, courtesy Esther Schipper, Berlin
Sliding Doors  2003

Glass and aluminium
displayed: 2400 x 4620 mm, length variable
installation

Presented by Tate Members 2006

T12295

Sliding Doors was originally commissioned for the Tate Modern exhibition Common Wealth in 2003. It was made with the spaces of Tate Modern in mind and consists of a series of five equidistant electronic sliding doors with a mirrored surface. The installation can be entered from two directions, creating the possibility of alternately confronting one’s own endless reflection or the unexpected presence of another visitor. Like Höller’s slides in the Turbine Hall, this work encourages interaction and provides an unexpected transition from one gallery space to another..

 (From the display caption December 2006)