‘Goldblase’ (golden bubble) took place at Casino Luxembourg during ‘The changing of the guard’, a site-responsive research laboratory exploring the fragility of financial security, in an environment of ongoing negotiations that threaten to undermine the wealth that has been accumulated in the state of Luxembourg.
Goldblase
29.08-15.10
A gold crown for the hollow tooth of Luxembourg.
An inflated golden crown was temporarily inserted into what is commonly referred to as ‘the hollow tooth (Huelen Zant) of Luxembourg’. The bubble (and the financial institutions that provide the backdrop) glistens above the city, while conveying the feeling that it might burst at any moment.
Located on the ‘Bock’ promontory in the historical center of Luxembourg, the hollow tooth was originally part of the fortified castle of the counts of Luxembourg going back as far as 963. The base of the ‘hollow tooth’ was part of the former gates of the fortress, built between the 16th and 19th centuries. After the fortress was dismantled in 1867, state architect Charles Arendt transformed the tower into a 19th-century “ruin”, a romantic folly that evokes the original castle and its founder, Count Siegfried.
