Opinion
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Fragments on Asemic Art and Architecture
We are living in the middle of a dilemma –the social media is a hungry monster, we endlessly feed its stomach with meaning, just to be digested in an instant. Instagram, which suggests this destiny by its name, works as a cycle of production and consumption that has to be broken. The meaning production itself is creating the meaninglessness of self.
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The Dialogue Between Space, Material, and Interaction
Katja Wickert’s art questions the relationship between material and object, inviting the audience into this dialogue. Drawing inspiration from everyday life and nature, she explores the meanings of materials through an experimental approach. In this interview, we discuss her artistic process, her connection with materials, and how audience interaction adds new dimensions to her work.
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Timeworn Defiance
Weathered plaster, peeling paint on the door, sagging steps, remnants of writing on the walls. Each bears the trace of a moment, a fragment of time.
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Artificial Intelligence and Humans: New Perspectives in the World of Design
Humanity has experienced similar fears with each new technology. Just as with the industrial revolution, the internet, and automation processes, artificial intelligence initially creates uncertainty and concern.
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Reflection
The Istanbul Sehir Hatlari Ferry gliding between the two sides of the Bosphorus offers mesmerizing images filled with reflections and overlaps. The silhouettes inside the ferry blend with the magnificent scenery of the Bosphorus.
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Countable Things
You count the things that are countable. You only see with your eyes. You only possess with your touch. Indeed, all your beautiful words are a lump in my throat. All the things you lay before me are nothing like embroidered cloths; they, day by day, resemble curtains of gray fog.
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Mind Map of History
The sun tells a different story every moment with its own cycle on the wall it touches. The wall goes beyond being a physical boundary and becomes a mind map that reveals the interactions of time and culture.
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Expanding Space: Transforming Honsberg through Art
In Germany Honsberg, a district of Remscheid with a rich history, the "Ins Blaue" project has been redefining urban spaces through art. Brought to life by a group of dedicated artists, this initiative has turned abandoned houses into vibrant studios, galleries, and event spaces. We have interviewed Katja Wickert, one of the curators of the organization and the artists involve - Vera Vorneweg, Adrienne Brehmer, Eva Wal and Hacer Bozkurt - exploring the inception of "Ins Blaue", this year's theme of "Expanding Space" and the impact of their creative endeavors on both the neighborhood and its residents.
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Sign Towards the Void
Suggesting that the presence of an object can make a space emptier than mere emptiness could ever dream of might be one of the most valuable insights into Anish Kapoor's work. This quality of extreme, generative emptiness can be seen throughout his work.
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Renaissance for the Unfortunate?
To see contemporary people inside historic buildings is a confusion we get used to rapidly. In historical surroundings, we swiftly grow accustomed to seeing buses, electric poles or traffic lights.
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Architecture Bathe
For vitamin D, sun bathe twice a week, for inspiration, eye bathe a little each day, for tiredness, foam bathe once a month... On this deck where high-speed train lines intersect and even higher-speed planes pass by...
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Augmenting Design: Space Layout Generation With AI
Thomas Takeuchi, an architect and the founder of Arqgen, was interviewed by Gözdenur Demir, about the use of AI in architectural design. Takeuchi discussed his enthusiasm for and practical knowledge of AI-based methods in architectural design. He also spoke about the founding of the startup company Arqgen, its activities, and current projects.
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"We Have To Think About What Progress Is"
Ponto Atelier is a young office from Portugal with works varying in places, programs and scales. They are based in Madeira Island, in the Atlantic Ocean and they are about to become much more visible soon, with several ongoing projects to be completed and their participation at “Fertile Futures” Exhibition, the Official Portuguese Representation of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, curated by Andreia Garcia. Şebnem Şoher talked to Ana Pedro Ferreira and Pedro Maria Ribeiro, founders of Ponto Atelier about their inspirations, being on an island and what it means to be sustainable today.
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On Survival Methodologies
Intimate Experiences, Emotional Witnesses, and The Patchy Representations...
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A Smile: Cafe ADA
The story of the transformation of a factory building into the city's living room!
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Traces of Colonial France or Multicultural Paris?
In 1931, the last International Colonial Exposition of the world was opened in Paris. It was one of a series of colonial expositions that were held in France in the 1920s and 1930s, as France sought to reassert its colonial presence in the wake of World War I.
04.07.2025
