Monday, August 18, 2025

Roman Signer | Salut





















Roman Signer 
Salut
Zürich, Switzerland: Häusler Contemporary, 2010
31.3 x 49 x 33.2 cm. 
Edition of 20 signed and numbered copies

A red wooden miner case houses an original yellow helmet, steel mortar, a DVD, ten photos and various facsimile documents. The work documents an action in Sedrun, on the 15th of October, 2010, a short video of which can be seen here: 



"On the occasion of the breakthrough of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 15 October 2010 in Sedrun, Roman Signer carried out an action in which he sent 100 yellow helmets flying into the air in front of the tunnel portal—a tribute to the hard and long-standing work of the miners. This action took place as part of a celebration broadcast live on Swiss television and served as the artistic finale: Signer placed explosives under the workers' helmets, which were in containers filled with water. When detonated, the helmets and water fountains shot spectacularly into the air. For this edition, Signer used a red miner's box, as used by miners for transporting explosives and safety equipment, and included the original helmet from the action. A fascinating documentation of this historic project from the planning phase to the detonation."


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