Mallory Neely House



G.A.S. (Sewer Gas & Electric) Installation

"G.A.S." is a new documentary / database / encyclopedia based on the references and main characters of the comic-, science fiction novel: "Sewer, Gas & Electric" "The Public Works Trilogy" by Matt Ruff , 1997. The installation comprises a Mac workstation with an internet connection, a printer and a magnet wall. Visitors have the possibility to change, alter, material to / from the existing electronic archive / database / encyclopedia. Images from the database / encyclopedia can be printed out and assembled on the magnet wall that accompanies the installation.

Documentation-Capture Project
Documentary / Database / Encyclopedia / Atlas
Format: Devon Think Database / Prints
Based on the comic-, science fiction novel: "Sewer, Gas & Electric" Public Works Trilogy" by Matt Ruff, 1997
Year: 2006 - 2007

For more information about the project
See: G.A.S. Database

Exhibition:
" The Subversion of Standstill"
30rd April – 27th Mai 2007
ACC Weimar Gallery
Burgplatz 1 / 2
Weimar, Germany

Credits & Support
The project is was produced during the residency at the ACC Weimar Galerie program in Weimar, Germany. The project has been made possible through the generous support of the ACC Weimar Galerie and the City of Weimar.

The "G.A.S." installation for "The Subversion of Standstill" at the ACC Weimar Gallery in Germany has been supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.

Sponsors of the exhibition"The Subversion of Standstill": Ministry of Cultus Thuringia, Ministry of Culture Free State of Thuringia, The City of Weimar, Office for Contemporary Art in Norway (OCA), International Artists Studio Program in Sweden (IASPIS) and Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia

I would like to express my gratitude to the crew of the ACC Weimar Gallery for their support and assistance.