In 1960 the Suriname-born artist Stanley Brouwn asked people on the street to show on a piece of paper how they would walk from point A to point B. For Brouwn walking was a way of becoming one with yourself, merging with your environment. The series are a documentation of borders and walks in different metropolis around the world.
The project was developed using ideas of the New Babylon project of COBRA artist Constant and Situationists theories from Jaqueline de Jong and Guy Debord. Debord not only recognized the tectonic shift from a society centered on commodity to one centered on image, but also developed a keen sense for its neuralgic points, such as its intolerance for the passage of time.
Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Piertopolis | Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Piertopolis | Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Piertopolis | Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Piertopolis | Installation view | GEMAK de Vrije Academie | The Hague, The Netherlands 2012
Piertopolis Bridge | Installation view | The State of L3 & Bureau Detours | Gallery Image | Århus, Denmark 2011
Maquette | The Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp M HKA | Belgium 2011
Piertopolis Panama | Installation view | Figali Convention Center | Panama City, Panama Biennial 2013
Piertopolis Panama | Installation view | Figali Convention Center | Panama City, Panama Biennial 2013
Piertopolis | Installation view | Knipsu Art Space | Bergen, Norway 2011
Piertopolis | Installation view | Knipsu Art Space | Bergen, Norway 2011
Piertopolis | Installation view | Corridor Gallery | Brooklyn, New York 2012
Installation view | Museum Werft Kromhout | Amsterdam 2011
Piertopolis Series | Lightjet print in metallic paper | 2012
Piertopolis Series | Lightjet print in metallic paper | 2012