This facsimile and the partial reconstruction of the hut were made to focus attention on the importance of this building and the complex task of preserving it. The work was made in conjunction with the Romsdal Museum and is part of an ongoing project organised by Littoral Arts, who are raising money to restore and preserve the Cylinders estate in Cumbria where Schwitters made his last Merz installation.
It is hoped that the facsimile will play an important role in providing a considered and physical copy of the Schwittershytta at a specific moment in its life. There are now plans to dismantle the original and reassemble it in a more controlled environment. At some point it will be interesting to see the facsimile of the Schwittershytta beside the re-assembled original. All objects change over time. This is one of the things that make both the object and the way we care for it such a dynamic subject. See the progress at Factum Arte here.
