The installation Golden Showers comprises of a 2 hour silent video edited from the documentation of a performance in which the artist's naked body was covered with gold leaf, by German art restorer Wolfgang Sassmanshausen. The original action took part in a room sealed off from the public - spectators were able to view the undertaking, transmitted by cable to a monitor. The completed piece may be seen on either one, or more screens.

7 plastic curtains and 6 colour posters hang around the monitors. Each 'shower' curtain measures 100 x 400 cm and is made of small plastic sachets sewn together. Each bag contains a date label and a sample of the artist's hair from natural hair loss, collected daily; one curtain represents a full year. The posters by image and text inform the reader with several possible interpretations of Golden Showers. The video may be shown without the curtains and posters.

Tanya Ury