In October 2010 the Galerie der Gegenwart, the Hamburg Kunsthalle’s imposing white cube, was transformed by Hinrich Gross’s light installation into a disconcerting, decon- structive sculpture. In allusion to the grammatical tense known in German as Futur II (“future perfect” in English), Gross named his work Gegenwart II (“Present Perfect”).This linguistic hybrid of the future and past expressed something of the visual ambivalence of his optical experiment.The museum’s location on some high ground opposite Lake Alster offered both—as its name suggested—an ideal platform for his work and a substantial projection surface, not least because the building, with its clearly defined architecture based on geometric squares and its bright facade with horizontal and vertical strip win- dows, represents a landmark that is visible from much of the city.
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Petra Roettig: DOUBLE PRESENCE Anamorphosis versus Perspective https://www.hinrichgross.de/en/work/presence-ii/ (21.06.2022)