Architecture as Human Nature

Architecture as Human Nature

Artists: Zoe Andre, Bram Braam, Amir Fatal, Xinglang Guo, Shan Hur, Clara Ianni, Alanna Lawley, Markus Lindfeld, JL Murtaugh, Agata Ruchlewicz-Dzianach, Dominik Stanisławski, Marjan Teeuwen

3.08. – 12.08.2012
SUPERMARKT BERLIN

Coordinated by: Bram Braam, Lena Gericke, Alanna Lawley

The word architecture has developed over time from 2 Greek words: “arché” meaning beginning, origin, source and “téchne” which could be understood as: craftwork as well as art. Somehow these two words lead to an understanding of human nature and the instinct which encourages one to create from an open, infinite space, a contradicted one: one that is closed, secure and a structured system. Instinct persuades human beings to shape their environment and surroundings, at times going to the extremes of creating their own space in order to separate oneself from the outside world. But is that all? What about thinking about architecture in an interdisciplinary context and asking not what architecture actually is, but what else it should be as well?

Architecture as Human Nature explores ways in which contemporary visual artists integrate with, overcome or deconstruct existing architectural forms forms, reaching beyond the traditional approach to architecture.
Bringing together 12 international artists, the exhibition looks at architecture both as a discipline and as a medium of artistic expression and possibility.