RB Ride

RB Ride is a car ride carousel with a base diameter of 16.75 m and 12 gondolas. The minimum height is 3.50 m and can reach 10,50 m. The coloured gondolas revolve in a circle and at the same time tilt towards the ground, making one revolution every quarter hour. With this installation, the artist contradicts the primary function of the carousel and the expectations of the visitors, by changing the machine’s movement: rotation is slowed down to deny the centrifugal force, which instead causes thrill and euphoria and a purely physical perception of the experience.

Such slow ride causes greater instability and restlessness as compared to the usual motion of the carousel, offering visitors the chance to observe the surrounding natural landscape from a very unusual point of view. “… The beauty of the landscape merges with the beauty of the carousel, and they become one” The carousel emphasises the value of time, reflection and contemplation and invites visitors to put into question their way of perceiving their own reality and certainties.