As a way of thinking about space, “performance architecture” is based on the notion that the relationships between occupied spaces and occupying subjects are permeable. This is to say that a subject first perceives his or her environment and is then changed by that perception. The subject may in turn alter their environment to make it correspond to their imagination. This process goes back and forth and the building we inhabit begins to resemble the bodies we experience everyday; in flux, fragile, exhilarating, and messy. Exploring architectural performativity is the most recent development in my ongoing investigation into the relationships between buildings and bodies. Spring 09, Berlin |
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News Gallery Magnus Muller, Berlin Chinati Foundation, Cranbrook Museum, Detroit Alex Schweder on NPR |