Behind the scene: The Merlion Hotel - Tatzu Nishi (Japan)

Tatzu Nishi attempts to make the encounter between an art object and its viewer a different, often surprising experience. The Merlion Hotel, Nishi’s project for SB2011, comprises a luxurious temporary hotel room built around Singapore’s national monument, The Merlion, offering visitors an unique perspective on this globally recognised symbol. By shifting our proximity to the sculpture, Nishi stages an uncanny encounter with a public monument. During the day people can visit the ’Merlion Hotel’, while each e