The Hallway
Project details
- Year
- 2023
- Programme
- rasl-dual-degree-bachelor-illustration
- Practices
- Commercial
- Minor
- Branding
Hallways embody unique aspects. Despite being the space in our houses where we spend the least time, the hallway holds significant importance as the entry point of the home. The one that greets us and bids us farewell. They are dichotomous spaces where we navigate, exert, and relinquish control. Hallways are border spaces and places for self-curation. They bring the two, seemingly unrelated together, forging a connection within the space. Our installation of artifacts is no different. It is a place of many stories, where countless narratives intertwine and unfold. The collection of artifacts comprises our individual projects, ‘I’ and ‘Marginalia’. When placed together in the hallway, the installation addresses what is means to be and to belong.
Marginalia // Louise Wieland
Marginalia is a collection of photo and mirror frames that delve into the experiences of existing within borders. It explores the process of creating and navigating spaces where one belongs. The collection comprises six frames, each exploring a distinct facet of what it means to reside within a border. The borders do not represent isolated spaces. Rather, these spaces coexist and intertwine with one another. They weave a comprehensive narrative of resilience and rooting oneself wherever you are. Marginalia celebrates the power of shared experiences to forge connections and nurture kinship among seemingly disparate groups. It aims to contest the narrative of “us vs them” and instead embraces an “us and us” narrative.
I // Alana Wieland
“I” is a multidisciplinary project, comprising a DIY book and archival scarfs. The project delves into self-curation and personal boundaries. Part DIY, part diary, the book explores the interplay between identity and visual representation, identity consumption, emulation, and material embodiment. “I” invites the reader to embrace their ever-evolving selves and new identities. It is a small reminder of our multifaceted existence and the fun that comes with discovering new things within ourselves and others. It celebrates the porosity of identity, the leaky self, the extended self, and the archived identity. The scarves, a form of our extended self, embody the transformative effect the hallway has on spaces and transfer it onto the body. They symbolize the ladenheid we put on and take off as we enter and leave the room and monumentalize and archive our fleeting selves.
