Canon to the Hammer of the Gods,
2008
DVD audio 5.1 system and wall text
In 1898, at a ceremony marking the laying of the Wiener Secession’s
foundation stone, Gustav Klimt and other founding members performed the curious
gesture of each stricking the stone three times with a hammer before it was
put in place. „Canon to the Hammer of the Gods“ is a 5.1 sytem
sound and text installation which celebrates the history of the Secession
with a constructed piece of rock music based on a three beat rhythmic motif
from Cozy Powell’s 1973 U.K. hit „Dance with the Devil“.
The story is told through lyrics partially drawn from the writings of the
Secession’s architect J. M. Olbrich.
