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2021, Digital Installation
Isabel Judez
Wooden bricks on metal structure
Dimensions : L 60.00m x W 7.00m x H 7.5m

East-side competition for Edge Technologies and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Berlin, Germany.

Excerpt:

Selected to submit a proposal for an art competition in Berlin, Isabel Judez presents an installation that functions both as urban furniture and a pavilion. The piece pays tribute to Anni Albers, the renowned textile artist of the Bauhaus, by extending her concept of textile fabric and geometric patterns onto a 60-meter architectural structure. Created through a precise mathematical and matrix-based weaving process, this work explores the equilibrium between orthogonal and curved forms, mirroring the surrounding urban landscape, the new tower, and the arches of the Oberbaum Bridge.

Inspired by the vibrant color palette of the neighboring urban art space, the East Side Gallery, the installation integrates itself into Berlin’s cultural fabric. By invoking Albers’ legacy and the textile medium, the work makes a powerful statement, encouraging women to transcend the boundaries of the domestic sphere and engage with culture at the territorial and urban scale. Through this public, large-scale gesture, Judez’s installation not only reimagines textile art in an architectural context but also asserts the vital role of women in shaping public spaces and contributing to contemporary urban dialogues.

Parametric design and graphics : Johan Navarro / Estudio Panamétrico (click to instragram). 

Copy Consultants : Edgar Cherubini and Paola Loreto.