gelitin is a group of four male artists from Vienna, Austria. The group was formerly known as gelatin and changed their name in 2005. They are known for creating sensational art events in the tradition of Relational Aesthetics, often with a lively sense of humor.
Among their projects are a gigantic plush toy: a 60m tall pink rabbit on Colletto Fava (near Genova, Italy). The structure is 60 meters long and intended to remain there until 2025. In November 2005, the group had a show at Leo Koenig, Inc. in New York, for which they erected a barrier blocking off one half of the space, locking themselves inside for one week with Miami photographer Naomi Fischer and the group’s German therapist (Gabriel Loebell), then asking visitors to insert items that they wanted copied into an opening in the barrier. Members created slap-dash replicas of the objects, returning them through another opening.[1] The project proved very popular, and had visitors waiting in lines to interact with the "machine" throughout its run.
Works
Previous works include:
La Louvre, Paris, 2008, at ARC, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 29th of Feb / 20th of Apr.
Tantamounter 24/7, 2005, a “gigantic, complex and very clever machine” created at Leo Koenig, Inc., Nov. 16-Nov. 23, 2005
