Water tower of the Lokremise

The work was created in connection with the then temporary exhibition "The House of Friction" with works from the Hauser & Wirth collection. The water tower itself was built in 1906 according to plans by Robert Maillard and is one of the pioneer buildings of reinforced concrete construction in Switzerland. Büchel's installations, situated between real physical experience and memory image, are usually present only temporarily during temporary exhibitions. This installation is one of the few that is permanently accessible and often forms a physically and psychologically challenging course for visitors.