MAPLE HE

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the quirky German design school Bauhaus. The installation ‘body space movement’ has been designed for the exhibition  ‘netherlands ⇄ bauhaus – pioneers of a new world’ by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (on view until 26 May 2019). The museum has invited eleven students from the department Interior Architecture & Furniture Design of the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague to design a contemporary pop-up installation and parade.

 

The students were inspired by the Vorkurs, Bauhaus festivals and parades. During the Vorkurs, first year Bauhaus students were stimulated to expand their view of the ever-changing world. ‘body space movement’ is an interpretation of these Vorkurs. The pop-up installation contains elements that introduce the public to the design principles of the Bauhaus. Parts of the installation are carried through the streets according to a certain choreography as if in a prade and taken to the destination. A small presentation at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is devoted to the research and design process.

 

During the exhibition  ‘netherlands ⇄ bauhaus – pioneers of a new world’ the pop-up comes to life by means of a parade and can be admired at various times and locations in Rotterdam. The complete tour schedule can be found on the other side of this installation.

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Lighting sponsored by Erco.

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Participating students: 

Iris Bossen, Sarah Bovelett, Joyce Edel, Rowan Graaf, Maple He, Aaron Kopp, Mabel Kraus, Bart Krijnen, Sasha Pirazhenka, Tijs Struijk and Daphne van der Veer.

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Video by Katarina Juričić

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Related link:

Bauhaus - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen