Title: Air Gap Hold On
Artist: Anne de Vries
Year: 2012
Dimensions: 117 × 60 × 8 cm
Materials: Stainless steel; digital print on towel; digital print on plastic

About:
The title refers to the concept of an air gap in both plumbing and networking contexts. In plumbing, an air gap is the unobstructed vertical space between a water outlet and the flood level of a fixture, preventing contaminated water from flowing back into the potable water system. In networking, an air gap is a security measure that physically isolates secure computer networks from insecure ones—such as the public internet—to prevent unauthorized data flow. The work reflects on ideas of separation, protection, and control.