The FLUC is a project space at the Praterstern, which was opened by the artists Martin Wagner, Joachim Bock and Alexander DeGoederen and – extended by the Fluc_Mensa, a space for concerts and exhibitions – soon became a well known location for events and at the same time one of the most popular clubs for electronic music. With the exhibition transformer 1 in the framework of fluc im exil 05 another location, the old pedestrian passage at the Vienna Praterstern, was introduced to a larger audience as an exhibition space for works of contemporary art. On the occasion of this exhibition the old building fabric of the passage was presented one last time before– adapted, renovated and transformed – it served as the frame for the new development of the Fluc and the Fluc_Wanne. One section of the art works reflects the transformation of this specific space from its public traffic function to a mix of construction site and exhibition space.

Moreover, the video works of Goldsmith College graduates were shown in the framework of fluc im exil 05. They were projected on the outer wall of the Planetarium in the Viennese Prater. The videos reflected on the social and cultural consequences of the increased image production in the public space due to the plethora of tourist cameras and police surveillance.

Last but not least, Esther Stocker’s installation, which was presented in the frame of add on – 20 meters altitude, also belongs to fluc im exil 05.

Text: Karl Bruckschwaiger, Roland Schöny, in: Public Art Vienna. Departures - Works - Interventions. 2004 - 2007.