Even a hundred-and-twenty-year-old basement boiler becomes a work of art, when it is lovingly restored and partly covered in gold. It helps, of course, if the boiler is found in the basement of MoMA PS1 and the person responsible for its restoration is an artist.
Saul Melman took it upon himself to bring a previously unnoticed element of the building back into the spotlight, by sandblasting the boiler and spending days scrubbing and cleaning the floors and surrounding area. Finally, he applied gold leaf leaving small sections of the pipes uncovered, showing their original beauty.
Saul Melman, “Central Governor” (2010)
MoMA PS1, Long Island City
December 14th, 2018
The Humble Fabulist 
I love it Lia ! I may even recognize what we call a “fume box” in French.
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