Current Affairs | 16.04.2005
German Artist to "Exhibit" His Child's Birth
The spectators, who registered for the exhibition via the Internet, will participate in "an exceptional experience," said the artist Winfried Witt for whom "man, because he is unique, is an existential object of art."
The artist wants to "show living people, perceived at the same time as object and subject through a kind of magnifying glass and to expose man in the situations of his personal life."
The plan has met with general condemnation from Germany's churches, who have called the performance "tasteless" and a "platform for voyeurs."
The exhibition at Berlin's DNA Gallery, which opens Wednesday, is planned to continue until May 4, the due date for the artist's wife, Ramune Gele, 27.
From Wednesday, the 30 spectators will be ready day and night to come to the exhibition. No matter how long the birth takes, the observers are expected to stay the entire time. Refreshments will be available.
