Nicolas Vionnet ART Habens several levels . However , I am not consciously looking for these multiple layers .
In 2011 , I have realized the installation in a former Stasi prison in Chemnitz , Germany . The work consisted of a huge mountain of shredded paper , with which I have filled a former interstitial space knee-high . As additional audio-element there were hectic noises of steps and shredding machines . The whole work addressed the last days of the Stasi shortly before the fall oft he wall in 1989 . The Stasi tried to destroy as many secret documents as possible . Even today , there are thousands of bags with shredded paper remnants that are now reassembled laboriously by hand . A hilarious story . In this sense you can see my work as a staging of the last hectic hours of the Stasi in 1989 .
My work often focuses on the topics of integration and irritation . In other words , I ' m trying to integrate something new into the existing environment and thus to irritate at the same time . However , the confusion should be subtle . The phrase " nonhierarchical dialogue with the environment " describes my conviction that the artwork itself may never be dominant . Indeed , there should be no hierarchy . Ideally , there is a balance between work and environment . This balance allows the
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