photo © David Frommhold
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
20 m²
drywall, plaster, screws, paint, LED-lights, drywall substructure (wood, metal)
An Introspective Monument
(A:I:M)
An Introspective Monument (A:I:M) is a walkable sculpture inserted into the so called Halle (the hall) — a studio building at the Bauhaus-University Weimar. With the majority of the drywall structure built, i.e. sculpted, without a preliminary design in 2022, it has been constantly altered both in its form and in its use (see Projects: A:I:M). In its bare state, it subverts the perception of what is inside and outside, top and bottom, and presents the visitor with an alternative spatial narrative of the Halle.
The footprint is based on tape markings that structured the individual studio areas as part of health and safety measures put in place during the pandemic in 2021. It covers an area of approximately 20 m² with a height of 5.5 m. Two platforms cantilever above otherwise seemingly unusable areas. Both of them can be walked upon, albeit not by visitors.
Additionally to the two entrances/exits — one of them being wheelchair accessible, the other one but a very narrow tunnel-like opening one can only walk through sideways — there are three window like openings. Whereas in front of one of them is a door that can be opened to the outside, the other two offer glimpses into the building equipment and appliances.
At the end of June 2024, further extensions were added to A:I:M. The "interior" as well as the "exterior" have been supplemented and further developed with additional elements.
The new additions extend the sculptural qualities of the work: interior elements deepen the spatial and conceptual layering, while exterior wall modules have been added to transform the surrounding outdoor area into a walk-in sculpture in its own right. These exterior components are also to be understood as a proposal—both conceptual and spatial—for how A:I:M could expand and unfold across the entire building. They mark a potential direction for the work's organic growth beyond its current physical limits.
More information about the collaborative aspects of A:I:M.
photo © David Frommhold
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © David Frommhold
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © David Frommhold
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © Dominique Wollniok
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © David Frommhold
photo © Jannis Uffrecht
photo © Jannis Uffrecht