Sven Sachsalber – Finding a Needle in a Haystack

In this durational performance, Sven Sachsalber took the well-worn expression “finding a needle in a haystack” at face value. Over the course of two days at Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2014), he sifted through an actual mound of hay until he discovered a real needle hidden inside. The work combined humor, endurance, and futility,…