CARRY ON BELONGING

2012

 

Canada’s entry into the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy was Migrating Landscapes, curated by Winnipeg-based 5468796 Architecture. Migrating Landscapes posed questions about contemporary architecture as it is practiced cross-culturally and negotiated across political and social borders.

The Loose Affiliates’ – Katy Young, Olena Chyntra, Philipp Dittus and Alana Green- exhibited entry, Carry On Belonging, reflected the practice of architecture as experienced by young practitioners caught in the flux of continuous migration.

PROJECT– We live in the flux of continuous migration. Every time we move, we curate our belongings, selecting to bring with us only those items that mean the most. Wherever we move to, we unpack our lives and organize our possessions into different configurations. These possessions are our home. With them, we carry on belonging, wherever in the world we are.

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MODEL –

These material forms are placeholders for our belongings, memories, and experiences. They can be assembled to form a package that equates the maximum allowable size for carry on luggage.

PRELIMINARY MODEL

 

PRELIMINARY MODEL

 

3D MODEL

 

FINAL MODEL (TOP LEFT TO RIGHT): GOLD GLITTER, RUBBER, BLUE RAIN, LEATHER, COPPER, CLEAR ACRYLIC, RED WAX, STEEL, WOOD.

 

SCATTERED MODEL