BILGE KALFA
ARCHITECTURE
Space Synthesis - Baden Baden
With Space Synthesis, St. Werner transforms the Kunsthalle into a sound space, a large instrument. The exhibition embarks on a dynamic investigation
of human thought about sound by assuming that each of us perceives sounds differently. Between different sound sources and sound-reflecting
surfaces, a stage – continuously changing in size and shape – is created. Sounds, shadows, walls, performers, and listeners become part of a moving, multi-perspective scenario. Space Synthesis conceives of space not as a static object, but as a multiplicity of perspectives that are intertwined and react to each other. The careful use of light creates an immaterial architecture that intervenes in the space, but can also dynamically change itself. Thus, the space is constantly in motion, in dialogue with the visitors. By intervening in the structural design of the Kunsthalle, resonances are created that make the building speak. Sounds blend and combine, each frequency in the space creates new frequencies, each echo generates new echoes depending on where in the space the listener is located. Architectural elements are positioned at certain points that have a diffusing effect and divide the space in an invisible but audible way.
Jan St. Werner Space Synthesis 2023
Artist: Jan St. Werner
Curator: Cagla Ilk
Design of the exhibition architecture: Jan St. Werner, Michael Akstaller
Realization of the exhibition architecture: Bilge Kalfa