Playcastle

Slide/Video Installation 2005

Editing, Montage: Juma Hauser

“Playcastle” is like an American Disney castle, a castle as if made out of cardboard. The mountain it stands on was once a fortress mountain, in Seefeld in Tirol. Since it was built it has even had its own train station which has been closed in the meantime. At the moment the castle functions in a miniature variant – there are only a few poorly inflated bouncy castles and a coffee house. In the summer entrance costs 4 euros (including a free cup of coffee) and in the winter entrance is free of charge. In the video “Play Castle” one sees deserted rooms which are supposed to imitate a medieval castle. The modern addition as well as the underground halls were[More]