“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.

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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.