For my thesis, I will focus on and draw from studio practice as a whole - where the process itself is essential, shaped by chance, environmental influences, and temporary. At the same time, I allow the work to fall apart and reassemble, where previously used materials are deconstructed to build something new, establishing a dialogue between the present objects. The goal is not to create a »finished work«, but rather to surrender to the unfolding of space and my body, whether intentional or not. Every piece that emerges, every scrap of material left on the floor, is included and becomes part of the whole - constructed in interdependence with each other and the space.
The work takes place within the framework of several smaller projects, where I do not focus solely on composition, motif or aesthetics, but rather on the functionality of the elements involved and how it has changed through different configurations and over time.
Functionality is something that can be lost again and again, yet also regained. Non-functionality on the other hand, carries such a negative connotation in society that one seeks to get rid of it (not only in the sense of material things or devices, but also, for example, desires) because it can no longer fulfil its one and only task. I believe the idea of functionality should be broadened, moving beyond the notion of a single role it performs.
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