Installation Art - documentation

I was interested in the warmth of the human body and the comfort it gives us in an intimate interaction. In order to re-create this warmth without another body being present, I inserted a heated wire in a concrete block, spelling out the words: 'I am here".

My inspiration came from a very well known Hungarian folk tale: Kőműves Kelemen (Bricklayer Kelemen). Originating in the 16th century, there are several versions of this tale, with minor differences. The central character – a stonemason named Kőműves Kelemen – finds that the castle he’s trying to build keeps falling down, and is forced to sacrifice his beloved wife and mix her remains into the mortar in order to make the castle stand. This is a reference familiar to almost any Hungarian reader, but clearly not obvious to the non-Hungarian.