In Space Fish (Raumfisch), Julius von Bismarck (b. 1983, Breisach) realized a site-specific performance by employing a tropical freshwater fish to swim through the cold waters of the Antarctic Sea, facilitated by a custom swimsuit. The work’s thematic background revolves around human exploration. The swimsuit resembles a spacesuit, echoing man’s drive to explore, and the romantic connotations innate in the discovery of new worlds. Referencing man’s first Antarctic expeditions, the fish reimagines the subject of the adventurer.
Space Fish (Raumfisch), 2017

JULIUS VON BISMARCK
Romestraat 11, 8400 Oostende