Stadt Schmuck Ereignisse

Research and exhibition project in collaboration with the colleague Prof. Gabi Schillig and in cooperation with the Düsseldorf Stadt¬museum, 2012 – 2015

All the works shown here, relating to urban contexts, were developed in the author’s courses and were also part of the exhibition "Schmuck als urbaner Prozess" (Jewellery as an Urban Process) in the Düssel¬dorf Stadt-museum. For the action "Stadt Schmuck Ereignisse" (City Jewellery Events) students had restaged some of the installations documented in the exhibition in the surroundings of the Stadtmuseum. The space around the Stadtmuseum thus became a space for experiencing jewellery, either through a deliberate visit or by chance encounter.

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Schmuck als urbaner Prozess

Eine Woche Worringer Platz

Worringer Platz in Düsseldorf is both a place of transit and a place for homeless people. The tension arising from this divergent use of the square is challenging for urban interventions. The student's approach involved spending an entire week studying the conditions, working with what was available on site, and using a minimum of resources for the daily interventions.

Mauerstory

A long, high concrete wall separates passers-by from the botanical garden on the other side. The installation with the small plasticine-modelled figurines made use of the holes that are part of the wall construction to scenically draw attention to the beautiful nature on the other side. In this way, the student wanted to entice passers-by to do the same as these small figurines and peek through the holes on this big ugly wall to catch a glimpse of the other side.

Punkt Los!

A flight of steps bordered by a wall overlooking the Rhine River is a popular meeting point and hangout place. The student’s work was triggered by the disturbance caused by the spreading black graffiti on the mural*. The idea was to break up the massive nature of these black signs and symbols and shed better light on the mural beneath them. In a public action with the participation of passers-by, many different coloured adhesive dots were stuck over the black graffiti.

* Rivertime 1997, Mural by Hermann-Josef Kuhna, acrylic on concrete

Wolkengefunkel

The windowless facade of a building stands dull and bare above the bustle of the street below. Set against the sky, this large featureless facade was an ideal projection surface for the student’s installation. During this entire event, the adornment enlivened the building without overshadowing it as decoration.

Farbwalzer

With her work Farbwalzer (Colour Dance), the student set out to transform the atmosphere of a dreary, white-tiled underpass by placing coloured transparent paper over its cold neon lights. A stop-motion film with a waltz soundtrack illustrated how a permanent light installation could transform this dull place and give passers-by a pleasant and joyful experience as they walk through it.