Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 13 January 1985

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

A double glass door with a long piece of wood attached to both sides. Inside two benches are placed on a heap of concrete bricks. On one bench stands a fine selection of art books from the school’s library I am stretched out on the other bench. The spectators can choose to open a door and push forward the piece of wood and make the bench tumble over. At first the books go down on the floor after that I go down on the floor.
(12 December 2000)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 13th of January 1985 41 years, 9 months and 5 days ago
428 Die in express train derailment in Awash, Afar, Ethiopia. The engineer failed to reduce speed at the curving bridge, plunging the train’s carriages into a ravine.