“Meltdown” is one of the documented experiments of “Material Memories ” practical research on memorializing abilities of materials. Where familiar materials and unconventional ways of it`s application were used for recognizing and documenting the vacant spaces that fading from public memory and imagination.
It started from series of expeditions to the abandoned buildings that are awaiting demolition and landscapes that will exist no longer. And established explorative setups, onsite-laboratories to test the most promising materials and craftsmanship technics on a successfully matching locations. To investigate how certain material can respond to present Architectural and Cultural-historical qualities of the environment.
Successful match with material was found in abandoned and half-destroyed Farmhouse and a family Cheese factory in Lochem. I had a unique opportunity to stay there for two weeks and recreate a 1:18 model of how the owner remembered his home onsite. As well as to test the material 1:1.
"Material Memories" research, is conducted in collaboration with RAAAF and made possible by Creative Industries Fund NL.
