Leendert van Accoleyen
“Voor Dragend En Niet Dragend Metselwerk”
2022
In the pursuit of urban solutions for 'safe' shelters, Van Accoleyen sought refuge within the public realm—havens for those in need, camouflaged discreetly. "The most inconspicuous forms I discovered in my research were those of construction sites and temporary public space interventions."
This exploration materialized into the exhibition 'For Bearing and Non-Bearing Masonry' where Van Accoleyen cast a mold of a pallet of bricks. This negative mold was employed to craft a fiberglass mock-up (positive) model of the brick pallet. The interior is consequently hollow and designed to meet the basic needs of a shelter.
Consideration was given to functionality, comfort, and lockability in the design. Isolated and equipped with a bed, a small workshop, storage, greywater disposal, and heating, the object stands as an antithesis to the rise of hostile architecture. This sculpture invites activation—a social sculpture, both radical and utopian.
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