Imitating the feeling of walking through washing lines, Studio Makkink & Bey's latest exhibition aims to create the sense of being in a rural village. WashHouse also explores the divide between public and private space and the sensuality associated with the two.
Mohair blankets featuring drawings and intricate patterns hang from wooden frames to create the sense of being in a village. The design duo Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink describe their installation as a “site-specific walk through the three dimensional landscape of a rural village”.
The blankets also feature drawings of brickworks, roofing, wooden buildings, veggie patches, animals and transport. With the blankets pegged over wooden frames, the visitor feels like they’re walking through washing lines. The individually woven patterns and lines on the blankets become the house’s exterior walls while reflecting the imagery of the surrounding landscape.
WashHouse is on at the Helmrinderknecht Gallery in Berlin until 30 October 2010.
Imitating the feeling of walking through washing lines, Studio Makkink & Bey's latest exhibition aims to create the sense of being in a rural village. WashHouse also explores the divide between public and private space and the sensuality associated with the two.
Mohair blankets featuring drawings and intricate patterns hang from wooden frames to create the sense of being in a village. The design duo Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink describe their installation as a “site-specific walk through the three dimensional landscape of a rural village”.
The blankets also feature drawings of brickworks, roofing, wooden buildings, veggie patches, animals and transport. With the blankets pegged over wooden frames, the visitor feels like they’re walking through washing lines. The individually woven patterns and lines on the blankets become the house’s exterior walls while reflecting the imagery of the surrounding landscape.
WashHouse is on at the Helmrinderknecht Gallery in Berlin until 30 October 2010.
