Sunday, February 23, 2014

4th. semester project; Transformation

Site: Prora - building complex

Four different acts of transformation; 
Infiltrating (;From INFILTRATE: enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration).
Intertwining(;From INTERTWINE: to join or become joined, to be or become very closely involved with each other)
Parasiting (;an organism that lives  in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense)
Masking (;From MASK: to cover or hide something so that it cannot be clearly seen)


Brief:
The Berlin University of Arts have decided to expand its activities to Prora and inhabit part(-s) of the Prora Complex including having these facilities; 
A housing unit and work space for 12 artists 
Common spaces (such as a small library, 2 seminar rooms etc. – with publicly open or
partly open access)
In- and outdoor exhibition/performance spaces
Storage (materials, workshop(-s) and exhibition)
Potential connections to the exhibition spaces, research centre and archive of the ProraZentrum