We were invited to Ludwigshafen, Germany to participate in “WERTstadt – Performative Urbanität” (cityVALUES – performative urbanity).
Through performances and temporary architectural interventions, our assigned mission was to transform three different sites underneath the elevated highway that cuts through Ludwigshafen.
SPOT LIGHT (Day 03)
Within the former industrial harbour, next to a concrete plant and a corn silo, the city highway bridges the Rhine River and connects the city of Ludwigshafen with its neighbouring city, Mannheim. Here, the elevated highway splits into six lanes for cars and trucks, two rail tracks for trams as well as two extra lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. This leads to a 55-meter canopy and a vast unused and overseen space only occupied by truckers to park their vehicles.
By introducing a lightweight tent structure suspended from the elevated highway we shine a spotlight into the dark space that is surrounded by rough concrete structures. A soft mattress invites you to stop, take a break, change perspective, lay down, and grasp a different quality of the surroundings to dream about possibilities and scenarios that could be.
We were invited to Ludwigshafen, Germany to participate in “WERTstadt – Performative Urbanität” (cityVALUES – performative urbanity).
Through performances and temporary architectural interventions, our assigned mission was to transform three different sites underneath the elevated highway that cuts through Ludwigshafen.
SPOT LIGHT (Day 03)
Within the former industrial harbour, next to a concrete plant and a corn silo, the city highway bridges the Rhine River and connects the city of Ludwigshafen with its neighbouring city, Mannheim. Here, the elevated highway splits into six lanes for cars and trucks, two rail tracks for trams as well as two extra lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. This leads to a 55-meter canopy and a vast unused and overseen space only occupied by truckers to park their vehicles.
By introducing a lightweight tent structure suspended from the elevated highway we shine a spotlight into the dark space that is surrounded by rough concrete structures. A soft mattress invites you to stop, take a break, change perspective, lay down, and grasp a different quality of the surroundings to dream about possibilities and scenarios that could be.
PLANSTADT LUDWIGSHAFEN
Performance and Temporary Architectural Intervention
(Day 03)
WERTstadt
– Performative Urbanität
11.9. – 21.11.2021
Curated by Diana Lucas-Drogan
Kunstverein Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Photography by Max Stolberg