Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA) was presented at documenta 15 in Kassel as a site of critical engagement with climate change, deforestation, and interconnected environmental and social struggles. I had the opportunity to collaborate on spatial design during my internship at Atelier Van Lieshout.
The program reflected on knowledge and experiences from the Colombian rainforest and brought them into dialogue with the forests of Germany. Central to the project was the MAMA Doc Space, a mobile platform for social interaction and exchange designed in collaboration with Atelier van Lieshout, including the vehicle Werner, a documentation centre, gathering spaces, and facilities for workshops, screenings, and public activities.
Around this platform and in the Karlsaue Park, installations, soundscapes, discussions, and events invited audiences to explore questions of climate justice, biodiversity, memory, and alternative ways of living.
Images from https://www.ateliervanlieshout.com
Franziska was staged by Sebastian Baumgarten at the Düsseldorf Opera House, after Frank Wedekind’s 1912 opera. This project was developed during my internship at Atelier van Lieshout, where I collaborated on the concept development and stage design.
The production followed Franziska’s idea to live as a man in order to access freedom and social power, addressing questions of gender, desire, and autonomy.
The scenography by Atelier van Lieshout created a provocative stage environment that supported the opera’s critical engagement with social and gender norms and the Franziska’s raw energies and subversive character.
Images from https://www.dhaus.de
Den Bosch Parade is an annual parade in which art and design studios participate with sculptural boats that travel through the canals. During my internship at Atelier Van Lieshout, I performed bathing in a bathtub whose water was heated by the movement of a gigantic industrial hammer.
The loudness of the machine and its uncanny looks would shock and confuse the visitors, making it one of the main attractions of the event.
Images from: https://boschparade.nl