Lena Hirche
„Die heimliche Privatisierung des öffentlichen Raumes”, 2008
Lena Hirche’s contribution at the Rheinauhafen re-raises the question of personal needs and use of public space by offering humorous ideas for an appropriation of public space for everyone. Her interventions (...) are carefully placed hidden objects, adapting their camouflage-like appearance to the environment. They can only be uncovered by meticulous reconnaissance. Inconspicuous city furniture like electrical cubicles, traffic signs, observation cameras, advertising columns or seat stones often receive no consideration and thus, their apparently well-defined intend use is diverted and converted into a creative self-exploiting of personal needs.
Sonja Hempel
Vita
| 1977 | Born in Essen, Ruhr Area |
| 1999 | Vienna, work experience: cabinet making and metalworking |
| 2000- 2002 |
Neuss, Heileight Eventdekoration |
| 2001- 2003 |
Cologne, basic studies at the Köln international School of Design |
| 2003- 2004 |
Glasgow, Bachelor at the Glasgow School of Art |
| 2004- 2005 |
Paris, École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle |
| 2006 | Cologne, final year of masters programme MA of ART, European Design at the KISD (Köln International School of Design) |
| 2006- 2007 |
Amsterdam, studied with Gijs Bakker at Droog Design NL |
| seit 06/2007 |
Berlin, Produkt und Interiordesignbüro Illot Illov, free art project,
art project, www.tspops.org |
Group Exhibitions
| 2004 | Glasgow, The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design and the City, topic: „Lightness, Sustainable Design” |
| 2005 | Paris, Extrapole Espace Landowski, „I live tomorrow – project: Paracity, The nomadic kitchen” |
| 2008 | Milan, llot llov @ „MADE’N BERL’N”, Salone del Mobile Milano, Zona Tortona |
Grants
| 2006/ 2007 |
DAAD Leonardo |
| 2004/ 2005 |
DAAD Freemover |