Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
.. usually abbreviated as PTCA, also called angioplasty, is stretching a constriction in a blood vessel of the heart by inserting a small balloon and blow it up with great pressure. Despite the many problems in the construction of the new North / South metro line, Amsterdam city council said this week reiterated its confidence in the technology, the construction continues. The city, so the reasoning goes, must continue to evolve and grow. 'Angioplasty' is used as a metaphor for the underground operations and affairs of the North / South line. The spatial installation in the gallery at Waterloo underground station lies just below the "heart" of the city. The installation is a large, pulsating tube structure, in the form of an underground pipe, made of plastic bags - a symbol of consumerism that the economy is still increasing pumping. The installation generates a cracking sound because of the crispy plastic bags.
materials: polyethyleen plastic bags, 1,2 km pvc airtubes, airpomp, brass, sound amp, contactmicrophoness.
size: 2,5 x 2,5 x 6 meter
year: 2009
.. usually abbreviated as PTCA, also called angioplasty, is stretching a constriction in a blood vessel of the heart by inserting a small balloon and blow it up with great pressure. Despite the many problems in the construction of the new North / South metro line, Amsterdam city council said this week reiterated its confidence in the technology, the construction continues. The city, so the reasoning goes, must continue to evolve and grow. 'Angioplasty' is used as a metaphor for the underground operations and affairs of the North / South line. The spatial installation in the gallery at Waterloo underground station lies just below the "heart" of the city. The installation is a large, pulsating tube structure, in the form of an underground pipe, made of plastic bags - a symbol of consumerism that the economy is still increasing pumping. The installation generates a cracking sound because of the crispy plastic bags.
materials: polyethyleen plastic bags, 1,2 km pvc airtubes, airpomp, brass, sound amp, contactmicrophoness.
size: 2,5 x 2,5 x 6 meter
year: 2009
