thresholds and gates: the space of encounter
Research and Theory 2018
MIARD
Piet Zwart Instituut
Rotterdam
Full text: http://miard.pzwart.nl/research-and-design/thresholds-and-gates-the-space-of-encounter
thresholds and gates: the space of encounter
Research and Theory 2018
MIARD
Piet Zwart Instituut
Rotterdam
Full text: http://miard.pzwart.nl/research-and-design/thresholds-and-gates-the-space-of-encounter
terra firma
with Julia Lowinska
Thematic Design Project 2018
MIARD
Piet Zwart Instituut
Rotterdam
In museums, the displayed objects are wiped from their place of origin and placed in a completely different environment. The harsh space where they don’t belong to transforms them into slightly other items – they become a museum’s exhibits. This separation gives them a new identity.
They used to be objects of everyday use and now they are artefacts; their only function is to tell a story - the story of people who were left behind and lived in the past.
The presence of the objects makes the absence of the people even more noticeable.
By covering the collection to the eye of the spectators we focus their attention on what is usually not visible in institutions such as museums – we are trying to show the neglected historical background that brought these artworks to be displayed.
But are they actually there? We can only see the shape of the pedestals. So maybe there are not there anymore.
Were they taken?
Or where are they?
Where should they be?