MARLIE MUL (NL) AND ELINA KELLERMANN (D) HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON VARIOUS PROJECTS SINCE 2003, THE BUILD UP OF OFFICE (2005-2006) AND THE EXHIBITION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST YNGVE HOLEN OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE ARE TWO OF THESE PROJECTS.

OFFICE IS A PROJECT THAT STARTED OUT OF THE NEED FOR A PERFECTED AND PERSONALIZED WORKSPACE. WE INITIALLY STARTED BY BUILDING SMALL IMPROVISED OFFICE INSTALLATIONS IN GALLERIES FOR OUR OWN EXHIBITIONS AND SOON FOUND OUT THAT POLYSTYRENE/STYROFOAM WAS A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO CREATE MASS AND FITTED IN VERY WELL WITH THE TEMPORARY SETTING OF AN EXHIBITION. LOOKING FOR A WORKSPACE THAT WOULD LIVE UP TO OUR DAILY NEEDS WE STARTED BUILDING FURNITURE IN A VERY INTUITIVE WAY. WITH THE MAIN GOAL OF GETTING A GRIP ON OUR OWN ORGANIZATION WE STARTED DEVELOPING THE FURNITURE AFTER THE SPACE WE HAD AVAILABLE FOR WORKING IN; WE HAD THE FEELING TO BE INSIDE-OUT SCULPTORS, FILLING UP A SPACE – DIVIDING UP A SPACE, THE SPACES CREATED WITH THE NEW FURNITURE BEING DIVIDED UP AGAIN AND SERVING AS ORGANIZATION CABINETS AND IN THIS WAY CREATING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANIZING AND STRUCTURING.
THE LIGHTWEIGHT ASPECT OF THE FURNITURE IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR, LIKE THIS THE WORKSPACE CAN EASILY BE ALTERED BY MOVING AND PILING UP THE DIFFERENT FURNITURE OBJECTS.
THE BLACK ON WHITE CARICATURE-LIKE ILLUSTRATIONS CRATE AN IMAGE OF OUR VISION ON ‘BUILDING’. BY USING DRAWN BRICKS WE REFER TO A MATERIAL THAT WE COULD HAVE USED, BUT DIDN’T; AN ORIGINAL, TRADITIONAL BUILDING MATERIAL THAT STANDS FOR SOLIDITY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY AND DOMESTICITY. WE STUCK ALL THESE REFERENCES AS OUTER LAYER ON A MATERIAL THAT IS LIGHTWEIGHT, CHEAP, UNRELIABLE AND VOLATILE.

OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE IS AN EXHIBITION THAT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2006 IN COLOGNE AND IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST YNGVE HOLEN. YNGVE’S TREES SERVE AS PILLARS FOR TWO OFFICE FURNITURE OBJECTS; A DESK ANNEX CABINET AND A FILING CABINET. THESE TWO OBJECTS INTEGRATE WITH THE ‘STAR-SHAPE’ OF THE TREES AND CLING ON TO THEM. LIKE THIS A WORKSPACE IN BETWEEN THE TREES IS CREATED.

OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE IN USE IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE INSTALLATION OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE IN OUR OWN DIRECT LIVING SITUATION. THE INSTALLATION IS NOW FULLY IN USE AND THEREFORE WE ARE CONSCIOUSLY FINDING OUT ABOUT IT’S INTEGRATION IN OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES, HOW THE FURNITURE FUNCTIONS TO ORGANIZE OUR DOMESTIC WORK-SPACE, BUT ALSO HOW THE FURNITURE STEERS OUR WAY OF USING OUR LIVING SPACE; WHICH ASPECTS ARE ASSETS, WHICH ASPECTS NEED IMPROVING.

 

THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WEBSITE

THE STRUCTURE OF THE WEBSITE SHOWS THE 'BUILD UP PHASE' OF OUR FIRST APPROACH TOWARDS BUILDING OUR OWN PERSONALISED OFFICE IN BERLIN DURING 2006 ON THE FIRST- OR INDEX-PAGE. THE LARGER IMAGES ON THIS FIRST PAGE FUNCTION AS LINKS TO 'FINISHED' PROJECTS AND SUB-PROJECTS OF THE OFFICE PROJECT, LIKE OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE, OFFICE IN FOREST FOREST IN OFFICE IN USE.

OUR OWN OTHER AND COLLABORATING WEB-BASED PROJECTS AND PEOPLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE LINKS FIELD ON THE INDEX PAGE.

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