Proposition for Reclaiming a Space
1997
Proposition for Reclaiming a Space
Mediation of ideas, and creating a network of a
larger and larger circle of friends was the
motive underlaying Proposition for Reclaiming a
Space-1997, a reconstruction of the first
gallery of Konrad Fischer that opened in the
sixties in the Neubruckstrasse in Dusseldorf.
As its example, Proposition for Reclaiming a
Space is based on the very simple gesture of
creating in an in-between-space - in an alley
used to transport goods and allow people
entrance to buildings in the back yard - a new,
open space by installing two glass doors on
both sides. This reconstruction presents the
possibilities of creating and giving room,
where artists - instead of the objects - are
the central notion in the development of such a
space: an attitude based on trust. With this
attitude in mind - which according to us is
still an actual and very necessary one today -
we created an open empty space, thus giving the
opportunity to revive, re-experience and review
the actual space as well as the myth.
An interview with Konrad Fischer by George
Jappe, published in Studio International, vol.
Proposition for Reclaiming a Space
1997
East
Norwich (UK)
Proposition for Reclaiming a SpaceMediation of ideas, and creating a network of a
larger and larger circle of friends was the
motive underlaying Proposition for Reclaiming a
Space-1997, a reconstruction of the first
gallery of Konrad Fischer that opened in the
sixties in the Neubruckstrasse in Dusseldorf.
As its example, Proposition for Reclaiming a
Space is based on the very simple gesture of
creating in an in-between-space - in an alley
used to transport goods and allow people
entrance to buildings in the back yard - a new,
open space by installing two glass doors on
both sides. This reconstruction presents the
possibilities of creating and giving room,
where artists - instead of the objects - are
the central notion in the development of such a
space: an attitude based on trust. With this
attitude in mind - which according to us is
still an actual and very necessary one today -
we created an open empty space, thus giving the
opportunity to revive, re-experience and review
the actual space as well as the myth.
An interview with Konrad Fischer by George
Jappe, published in Studio International, vol.
181/1971, and reprinted as a folder, was
placed in the space, available to the public.
As the case with the later developed Unlimited
Edition (scale 1:1) of this work which is
accompanied by a simple explanation and
building-instructions - this project refers to
the continuous optimism and trust in the
function of art as a catalyst for change.
