Stockage / Transmitter
installation
2006
Stockage/Transmitter is a site specific installation, which is an extension of an earlier work called reconstructed construction.
Philippe van Wolputte gives new meaning to vacant buildings. Using narrow corridors and holes, he creates new passageways and he infiltrates into almost impenetrable non-spaces. Through extensive preliminary research, Van Wolputte investigates the accessibility of buildings and the possibilities they offer for interventions.His preliminary investigations take place in so-called communication spaces. Here the artist applies a broad range of resources such as files, photographs, a radio and a television to increase the intensity of his quest. Van Wolputte’s working method puts the emphasis on reconstructions of unused spaces, raising the question what defines public space.The personal interpretation of his experiences and the intimate manner of viewing these spaces characterise his work. With the help of short films, Van Wolputte shows fragments of various Antwerp locations that currently occupy the artist and might function as places for temporary intervention in the future. He does this in a communication space which is a construction inviting us to look inward.
Katayoun Arian |