Artist
Curator
Similar Exhibitions
Guestbook
Press Release
On the ruins of a crumbling urban order, life begins to bloom.
Immersed in the rush of daily life, we move with our goals in mind, rarely noticing the spaces in between. Pavements, tunnels and the facades of buildings remain on the margins of our awareness. The liminal nature of these places means that once incorporated into the city’s structure, they are often left to themselves for a long time. Within the throbbing urban tissue, they become silent, monumental witnesses to collective everyday life. Forgotten, they gradually fall into decay, losing their utilitarian function. Yet as they collapse, life begins to break through the cracks. Algae settle in gutters, microorganisms streak across facades and strip away plaster, weeds sprout between paving stones, and tree roots tear through asphalt.
Humans constantly strive to dominate the world, bending space solely to their own needs. As a result, the city appears...More
Exhibition Space
Metadata
Claims
Press Release
On the ruins of a crumbling urban order, life begins to bloom.
Immersed in the rush of daily life, we move with our goals in mind, rarely noticing the spaces in between. Pavements, tunnels and the facades of buildings remain on the margins of our awareness. The liminal nature of these places means that once incorporated into the city’s structure, they are often left to themselves for a long time. Within the throbbing urban tissue, they become silent, monumental witnesses to collective everyday life. Forgotten, they gradually fall into decay, losing their utilitarian function. Yet as they collapse, life begins to break through the cracks. Algae settle in gutters, microorganisms streak across facades and strip away plaster, weeds sprout between paving stones, and tree roots tear through asphalt.
Humans constantly strive to dominate the world, bending space solely to their own needs. As a result, the city appears...More
Exhibition Space
Artist
Curator
Similar Exhibitions
