Kasia Ozga & Valentina Loi

Start Here, 2008, Size Variable (max. 13 m x 2,5 m)

The artists combined real and artificial snow to create an ephemeral installation that lasted for two days during the Journées du Patrimoine Festival in Paris in 2008. The piece, which spelled out the words "Start Here" in giant letters, served as a gateway for visitors to the Cité Universitaire in Paris. The project, sponsored by CitéCulture, addressed the contradictory themes of play and climate change. The dissonance between the presence of the snow and the warm air temperature on a late summer weekend led viewers to reflect on the cyclic experience of the seasons in the year.