Jan Vormann in his action made visible some things that we go by every day, not paying many attention to them. And it is not the first time when holes that remained after the World War II were filled with plastic bricks.
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The artist kept busy himself with Berlin’s old buildings. Interestingly, this action provoked many people to join to it spontaneously. The action was followed by an exhibition in Jarmuschek + Partners gallery.
This action is interesting for us for two reasons. Firstly, the city is a permanent source of inspiration and every idea like this is interesting. Secondly, polish cities also have marks that left after war, marks ignored, remaining unvisible. We notice them only when we start a renovation or when someone like Jan Vormann, show them to us.
The artist had also contact with polish architecture. In 2007 in Lodz he presented something called a “destructive modernisation”. It was a cut mirror attached to the wall. The effect was a partial disturbing of a building’s tectonics and in a way, a tricky reference to modern, shiny elevations.
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Artist’s page - http://www.janvormann.com
Images source - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwa-one/sets/72157617734425892/
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