Take Nord Perfect Shape
Sami Rintala, Dagur Eggertsson and Samuli Naamanka
The House of Arts in Brno organized an exhibition featuring three personalities of Scandinavian architecture and design at the House of Lords from Kunštát. Sami Rintala, Dagur Eggertsson, and Samuli Naamanka present their work, which confirms the high level of technological and social advancement in the Nordic countries. In the Brno context, this exhibition may come as a revelation. It illustrates how different the starting conditions are for Scandinavian artists in their creation due to the supportive state cultural policy. It also shows how enriching the connection between conceptual art and architecture can be, which seems to be a given in the presented works. The newly declared "Czech severity" suddenly appears even more mundane...
The exhibition is divided into several sections. In the first hall, the conceptual works of Sami Rintala and his former colleague Marco Casagrande are presented. These are pieces created through various government and local initiatives or the architects themselves. For example, the Land(e)scape project from 1999 is showcased. In Finnish Savontinna, three abandoned rural barns were installed on ten-meter "legs." The barns symbolized the migration of rural inhabitants to cities and the depopulation of the countryside. Additionally, from bed sheets from a psychiatric hospital, in 2000, One Thousand Peace Flags were created to highlight the madness of entrepreneurs responsible for the deforestation of a large area of forest.
Besides these performative manifests, the architects created numerous projects focused on the living environment of urban residents. They responded to the history of a specific place or the consequences of social and civilizational changes. In Montreal, a Chain Reactor was installed. From a one-kilometer-long recycled port chain, a protected fireplace with seating was built right in the city center. In Oslo, as part of the Migration installation, hovering libraries appeared in the form of wooden structures inviting people to sit and read books located under the benches.
Currently, Sami Rintala is collaborating with Dagur Eggertsson (Rintala Eggertsson Architects). Their recent designs are featured in the exhibition, while other works can be seen at the Architecture Center on Starobrněnská Street. Even in architectural creation, the clear conceptual aspect does not disappear, and the desire for a connection with nature is even more pronounced. Their projects arise from given circumstances and utilize them rather than change them. For example, a bridge over the Slaagen River was created from seven steel frames and designed as a rain protection with a view of the surrounding nature. An interesting proposal is also the Boxhome in Oslo. This small residential project uses only 19 m² of living space.
The exhibition also presents designs by the designer Samuli Naamanka. Besides his innovations in "graphic" concrete, the exhibited chairs and armchairs are particularly striking. Naamanka offers a perfect shape with environmentally and economically advantageous production technologies. The COMPOS chair, for example, is made from 100% biodegradable material - its composting would take only eighty days.
The exhibition Take Nord Shape is exactly what the Czech Republic needs: an introduction to the European context of artistic creation and the political and social conditions for it, which are not a priority for our state representatives. Perhaps this introduction will also serve as a mild nudge in a certain direction.
> lecture by Sami Rintala at the House of Arts
Take Nord Shape
Sami Rintala, Dagur Eggertsson, and Samuli Naamanka
House of Lords from Kunštát, Dominikánská 9, Brno
23.09. - 01.11.2009
Open daily (Monday) 10–18
Free entry on Wednesday
Open until 21:00 on Thursday
The exhibition is divided into several sections. In the first hall, the conceptual works of Sami Rintala and his former colleague Marco Casagrande are presented. These are pieces created through various government and local initiatives or the architects themselves. For example, the Land(e)scape project from 1999 is showcased. In Finnish Savontinna, three abandoned rural barns were installed on ten-meter "legs." The barns symbolized the migration of rural inhabitants to cities and the depopulation of the countryside. Additionally, from bed sheets from a psychiatric hospital, in 2000, One Thousand Peace Flags were created to highlight the madness of entrepreneurs responsible for the deforestation of a large area of forest.
Besides these performative manifests, the architects created numerous projects focused on the living environment of urban residents. They responded to the history of a specific place or the consequences of social and civilizational changes. In Montreal, a Chain Reactor was installed. From a one-kilometer-long recycled port chain, a protected fireplace with seating was built right in the city center. In Oslo, as part of the Migration installation, hovering libraries appeared in the form of wooden structures inviting people to sit and read books located under the benches.
Currently, Sami Rintala is collaborating with Dagur Eggertsson (Rintala Eggertsson Architects). Their recent designs are featured in the exhibition, while other works can be seen at the Architecture Center on Starobrněnská Street. Even in architectural creation, the clear conceptual aspect does not disappear, and the desire for a connection with nature is even more pronounced. Their projects arise from given circumstances and utilize them rather than change them. For example, a bridge over the Slaagen River was created from seven steel frames and designed as a rain protection with a view of the surrounding nature. An interesting proposal is also the Boxhome in Oslo. This small residential project uses only 19 m² of living space.
The exhibition also presents designs by the designer Samuli Naamanka. Besides his innovations in "graphic" concrete, the exhibited chairs and armchairs are particularly striking. Naamanka offers a perfect shape with environmentally and economically advantageous production technologies. The COMPOS chair, for example, is made from 100% biodegradable material - its composting would take only eighty days.
The exhibition Take Nord Shape is exactly what the Czech Republic needs: an introduction to the European context of artistic creation and the political and social conditions for it, which are not a priority for our state representatives. Perhaps this introduction will also serve as a mild nudge in a certain direction.
> lecture by Sami Rintala at the House of Arts
Take Nord Shape
Sami Rintala, Dagur Eggertsson, and Samuli Naamanka
House of Lords from Kunštát, Dominikánská 9, Brno
23.09. - 01.11.2009
Open daily (Monday) 10–18
Free entry on Wednesday
Open until 21:00 on Thursday
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