Exterior view of Cambridge University Library, main entrance and tower. The entrance hall to Cambridge University Library. There is a reception desk, a painting, a statue, a chandelier and an elderly gentleman coming through the door. The word ‘dusk’ is displayed on an LED sign above the doorway.The word ‘atmosphere’ is featured on an LED sign placed on top of a rack for trays in the University Library tearoom.Web page from the Powerhouse website, depicts the Cambridge University Library entrance hall with the LED sign over the door. The word ‘powerhouse’ is featured in the sign and in a dialogue box on the web page, which prompts users to enter a word association.
Cambridge University Library by Giles Gilbert Scott (1931-34), the site of Powerhouse during Easter Term 2008. Photograph: Bettina Furnée

Bettina Furnée

Bettina Furnée (1963) was born in the Netherlands and trained as a lettercutter and art historian. Her work developed through private and public art commissions towards a contemporary art practice, which is rooted in notions of site and uses of language as its primary material. Bettina’s self-initiated project If Ever You’re in the Area took place at two art venues and coastal sites in East Anglia and included Lines of Defence (Bettina Furnée & Tim Sidell 2007). The Space for 10 residency at Kettle’s Yard resulted in a live word association game Powerhouse held at Cambridge University Library in 2008.

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