DOUBLE NEGATIVES

Spaces in between,

empty spaces,

transitions

We tend to perceive objects as isolated forms, even though they are always in relation to their surroundings. They are largely defined by the way in which they stand out from their surroundings or how they relate to other forms.

Between them lies an elusive, intangible and vague ‘in-between’, a void that is not always clearly defined. A gap whose form can be decisive for the quality of our built environment, for example in streets and squares. As a key architectural element, the wall not only delimits this external ‘in-between space’, but also encompasses and defines the space within an object.

The relationship between inside and outside and the relationship between positive and negative forms form the basic motifs of sculptural and spatial confrontations. The moulding of the transition between physical and non-tangible material as an interface, transition, void, break, passage, etc. is a fundamental task of perception and design. A form can therefore be conceived not only on the basis of its matter, but also of the space surrounding it. An empty space or an intermediate space can therefore also be understood as a material and thus be moulded.

 

Christian Kern

Efstathia Eleni Baseta

Christoph Meier

Marie Reichel

Lukas Thaler

Gregor Titze

Martina Kögl

Jakob Neulinger

Christoph Bruckner

Markus Bauer

Lazar Lyutakov

Cosma Grosser

Nora Fröhlich

Monika Georgieva

Elisabeth Kofler

Anita Aigner

Lone Haugaard Madsen