Dead Wings and Paper Kites

In Pablo Wendel’s piece ‘Latimeria’, a fishing hook is tied to the helium balloon with a string. To ensure that it does not fly away, it is fastened just below the water surface with a knot to an anchor rope. The special knot (a so-called robber‘s knot) unties itself as soon as a fish bites into the hook, causing the balloon to rise in to the sky.