Die Rauminstallation “Elastic Kin” zeigt eine Gruppe von Textilobjekten - Gefüge -, die aus weggeworfenen Kleidungsstücken bestehen. Sie existieren sowohl als Individuen als auch als Gruppe. Die Kleidungsstücke, die in den Straße von K. gefunden wurden und von Anderen in anderen Kontext hergestellt worden sind, kehren ihren ursprünglichen Zweck um, indem sie zu eigenen Körpern werden, die unabhängig von menschlichen Körpern sind. Jede Oberfläche ist wie eine geheime Landkarte, die Spuren anonymer Hände enthält, die an den Textilien gearbeitet haben.
Der Sound der Installation ist ein Echo - fast verschwundener, kollektiver Erinnerungen an vergangene Momente und Orte.
“Elastic Kin” versucht, eine weit verbreitete Verwandtschaft darzustellen, die durch unsichtbare, lose und elastische Fäden imaginiert wird, die ein internationales System von Lieferketten, Arbeiter*Innen und Konsument*Innen, Trendprognosen und unvorhersehbarem Zeitgeist, Massenproduktion und meditativer Handarbeit abbilden. Welche Spuren dieser Kontexte enthalten die Kleidungsstücke?
Das Video zeigt eine performative Intervention im öffentlichen Raum. Es zeigt die Gefüge, die eine neue Existenz außerhalb ihrer Produktions- und Vermarktungskontexte führen: Sie kehren in ein Einkaufszentrum zurück, animiert von den Menschen, die sie einst bekleideten.
The spatial installation “Elastic Kin” shows a group of textile objects – Gefüge – that were assembled from discarded and abandoned garments. They exist as individuals as well as a kin. Assembled from used garments, found in the streets of K., produced by others in other contexts, they invert their original purpose by becoming bodies of their own, no longer dependent on being activated by a human body. The surface of every Gefüge is like a secret map, containing traces of anonymous hands working on them.
The sound in the installation is an echo of almost vanished collective memories of past moments and places. “Elastic Kin” attempts to depict a widespread kinship, that is imagined through invisible, loose and elastic threads mapping an international system of supply chains, workers and consumers, trend forecast and unpredictable zeitgeist, mass production and meditative handcraft. Which traces of these contexts do the garments contain?
The video shows a performative intervention in pub- lic space. It shows the Gefüge leading a new existence outside their production and marketing contexts: They return to the shopping mall, animated by the people, they once used to dress.
The shell battery lamp can be either positioned on its feet or on its side. Leaving the used
with the option of passive light or a spotlight.
The shape playfully reminds of small animals. It can be easily carried and positioned elsew-
here. Inside the carry handle sits a battery and a LED. It can be charged by a usb c port.
The bench is a blend of two steel sheet folding techniques. The top surface is expertly brake-formed, creating three distinct folds that not only ensure a comfortable seating area but also allow the rectangular seating surface to curve gracefully towards the ground. This design is further enhanced by a strategic cut and slide method, which introduces tension to the bench's feet and contributes to its rounded base.
A central crease in the seating surface adds stability and serves as a water drainage channel on both sides. The rounded shape allows the bench to rest on the ground only at its two sides, with the front and back elegantly curving upwards. This design lends the entire structure a lighter, more dynamic feel, making it both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
The bench is a blend of two steel sheet folding techniques. The top surface is expertly brake-formed, creating three distinct folds that not only ensure a comfortable seating area but also allow the rectangular seating surface to curve gracefully towards the ground. This design is further enhanced by a strategic cut and slide method, which introduces tension to the bench's feet and contributes to its rounded base.
A central crease in the seating surface adds stability and serves as a water drainage channel on both sides. The rounded shape allows the bench to rest on the ground only at its two sides, with the front and back elegantly curving upwards. This design lends the entire structure a lighter, more dynamic feel, making it both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
The folded Chair from my Diploma collection ”Folded Sheets“ uses a rectangular steel
sheet to create a comfortable chair shell. The sheet it cut and folded to wrap around the
frame and create a round shell like shape under tension. This tension makes for a comfort-
able round shape that slightly leans back as you press your back into it. The shell and the
frame hold together by tension. No screws used, only the tension of the steel sheet.
The folded Chair from my Diploma collection ”Folded Sheets“ uses a rectangular steel
sheet to create a comfortable chair shell. The sheet it cut and folded to wrap around the
frame and create a round shell like shape under tension. This tension makes for a comfort-
able round shape that slightly leans back as you press your back into it. The shell and the
frame hold together by tension. No screws used, only the tension of the steel sheet.
The folded Chair from my Diploma collection ”Folded Sheets“ uses a rectangular steel
sheet to create a comfortable chair shell. The sheet is cut and folded to wrap around the
frame and create a round "shell" shape that is under tension. This tension makes for a comfort-
able round shape that slightly leans back as you press your back into it. The shell and the
frame hold together by tension. No screws used, only the tension of the steel sheet.