In the near future a new city district will be developed on the area of the former harbour of Offenbach/Main (GER). Wiebke Grösch and Frank Metzger realised a permanent light installation on the site.
By labelling of the harbour area as »Universum« (universe) the site is defined as a space of possibilities. The area becomes a projection screen for the coming urban changes and also refers to the history of the district. »Universum« was also the name of an former cinema, which existed near the harbour area until the early 1990s. The »Universum« was the largest and most glamorous movie theatre in the city and at the time of its opening in 1956 also one of the most modern cinemas in Germany. The cinema and the harbour had to close because of the changing social and economic conditions.
Neon sign on galvanised steel poles
Height: 3.50 meters, width: 6.00 m.
Character Height: 1.05 m / 0.65 m
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