From 14th through 20th January 2013, the exhibition „Objects for the neighbour“ envisions what initially is out of reach. The focus was on the neighbour: 8 designers create objects on the subject of neighbourhood, which they will display throughout the Passagen in Cologne.
The designers Sarah Böttger (D), Hanna Ernsting (D), Karoline Fesser (D), Florian Hauswirth (CH), Hanna Krüger (D), Kai Linke (D), Julien Renault (B) and Thomas Schnur (D) have already displayed their work at national and international fairs. They are united by friendship and their interest in serially produced products. With „Objects for the neighbour“ they had engage in a joined topic, which is generally accessible, however individually it can be very different in detail and complexity.
The neighbour – is it an actual person or rather a vague guess? Perhaps he is a mirage, wishful thinking or memory. Where is the start of a neighbourhood to begin with? At the own front door, the boundary of the city, the region, the country, the continent or the planet? Or does neighbourhood start within the family, friendship or a relationship? Thus the subject neighbourhood therefore appears vague and fuzzy. Only through approaches and decisions it obtains an identity, which in turn can be divined based on the actual product.
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN
PHOTO BY SVEN LÜTZKIRCHEN