KIMBALL GUNNAR HOLTH
Cleaning cabinet, 2022
signed on certificate, manual
Kimball Gunnar Holth has taken a remarkable new step in the field of 'Performative art' in 2022 with his 'Cleaning cabinet'. In this art form, the artist or participant normally performs an action; see the work of Lee McDonald, Erwin Wurm, among others. It may also be that in this movement the work of art itself performs an action. All that is not the case with this salmon-colored roller shutter cabinet.
The 'Cleaning cabinet' by Kimball Gunnar Holth should be placed in a room in such a way that a situation is created that raises questions about the functionality of the object. The cabinet is placed in a corridor that gives access to an exhibition hall, for example. Perhaps near a coffee corner, bar or a stair case. The very first purpose is to cast doubt on whether the cabinet is part of an exhibition or part of the cleaning supplies that the cleaners may use after hours.
The manual for 'Cleaning cabinet' describes that this object can also be placed in an exhibition, but in such a way that it does not lose its 'nomadic presence' by, for example, placing it near a fire extinguisher or sofa.