On 20 November 2004, EXTRA CITY in collaboration with MuHKA, will open a permanent installation by the Russian artists Vadim Fishkin and Yuri Leiderman.
Hotelit is a combination of a hotelroom and an exposition venue. According to the artists, Hotelit is to be regarded as a ‘sculpture capsule’. The basic unit (size: 3 X 9,20 X 3,30 m, weight: 8000 kg)consists of a container. On the outside, several leds are attached and, when enlightened, compose the name ‘Hotelit’. Inside, a simple hotel room with toilet and shower is installed. The backside of Hotelit has a big window that can also function as a show window.

This installation, that has been set up at several different places already, is described by the artists as a piece of mobile architecture in which the visitor/guest can find a refuge for an individual artistic contemplation. Amidst the public sphere and in a lockable public cell, the visitor/guest herself can choose to share this space, choose to become part of the public space.

Currently, Hotelit is installed on the cay next to the main building of EXTRA CITY. It can be rented as a hotel room for 70 euro a night. The visitor/guest can retire between the exposed works of art, in a work of art, with a unique view on the kattendijkdok. For more information, please contact us at info@extracity.org

You can make reservations for a room at www.weekendesk.com.