STRATEGIEN GEGEN ARCHITEKTUR – CONSTRUCTIONS, SPACES AND SITES AS ELEMENTS IN FLUX

Strategien Gegen Architektur – the title is a direct reference to a series of compilation albums with early, raw, almost primordial material by the German industrial combo Einstürzende Neubauten – brings together the views of a number of visual artists and video-makers on the (modern) architectural space which surrounds them. A building, a site or a street is not regarded as a fixed element, but as something in flux: the subjects shown are in the process of formation, in transit or in decay, waiting for the demolition hammer. The works often have a playful undertone due to the use of animation techniques such as stop-motion, digital cut-and-paste, or the use of a model made of utility objects through which the camera moves on an adventurous journey. This is in contrast to Neubauten’s fear of the linear and oppressive character of newly-built concrete streets and blind spots in the urban fabric; however, some works invest in the history of a building or place while simultaneously also suggesting a possible future for it.

Program:
City of Progress
Justin Bennett, 2008-2010, 11’, b&w, English spoken.
Yesterday in City Planning
Andrea Geyer, 2003, 2’05”, colour, English running text/titles.
Occupied
Peter Downsbrough, 2000, 18’37”, b&w, English spoken.
Das Modell
Florian Gwinner, 2006, 6’15”, colour, sound.
La Girafe
Mira Sanders, 2004, 7’, colour and b&w, French running text/titles.
De Materie: Architectuur en België
Aglaia Konrad, 2005, 31’49”, colour, Dutch running text/titles.
The building
Hans Op de Beeck, 2007, 4’19”, colour, sound.

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