Part 3

03/06/2000
version 1

preface
the work of gelatin evolves from desires about situations we miss and we
want to be in.
the project balcony has been developed from a very strong desire to step
outside a window on 91. floor.
the balcony is about the feeling you have when you stand on it and about
the pleasure you absorb, when beeing totally dependent on a structure and
atmosphere you have created yourself.

1. project

1.1. adress

the project balcony will take place on the 91. floor of world trade center 1.
gelatin has a studio-space there.
the studiospace is provided by the lower manhatten cultural council.
gelatin is on a floor with other artists who are part of this studio program.
elatins space (the window, where action will happen), is walled in with a
system of cardboard boxes.
other artist sharing 91. floor do not know what we are planning and doing.
the construction of the balcony and all other preparations are not visible
for them.

1.2. the balcony
the balcony is a prefabriacted construction, made by gelatin.
one person at a time will be able to stand on it.
the balcony will be camouflaged.
it will be built to be as less visible as possible for any passerby on the street.
it will be taken apart the moment after beeing pulled back in.

1.3. the window
one window will be taken out.
the removing of the window is done in a professional and secured action.
no constructive parts of the building will be removed or damaged.
there will not be any visible traces, after the window will have been put
back in.

1.4. documentation
photographs and videocoverage will only be taken by contracted professionals.
photographs will be taken from a room at the millennium hilton.
the filmrolls and videotapes will be handed to gelatin.
there will be no journalists nor pressphotographers.
there is no intention to get the story in the media.
there will be no pictures beeing published, but by gelatin.

2. the day

2.1. date
the project will take place next sunday, at sunrise (06.15 am -
06.30 am)
if weather conditions do not allow it to happen, there will be an
alternative date.
sunday morning has been chosen as the date, because of beeing less
populated on the streets and inside the building.

2.2. on site
there will be nobody but gelatin on site.
the window will be removed at 06:15 am.
the prefabricated balcony will be mounted.
one gelatin at a time will step out on the balcony.
balcony will be pulled back in at 06.25 am
window will be put in.
balcony will be dismanteld.

3. publication
the publication of the project balcony will be handeld carefully.
there will be printed a booklet.
the booklet will be released a couple of weeks, months after the event.
until this day of release there will not appear any images about the project.

4. getting caught
nobody but gelatin is officially involved into the project.
there will be an attorney telling gelatin how to behave.
there will be an attorney responsible to handle the case for gelatin.

gelatin
tel 917 495 4241