Project
Iasi, Romania 2008
To inform the public about Periferic 8 a temporary architectural structure - the Info Point - was built in front of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University. The architectural structure functions as a meeting and info-point of Periferic 8 and as a public space for discussions and screenings. It is not only a functional structure but also a specific object that serves as a metaphor for a Utopian place highlighting the necessity of public spaces for the community and acting as a catalyst for social awareness. The design for the Info Point for Periferic Biennial originally suggests three structures to be placed in public space in the city of Iasi, Romania. The three structures follow the idea of space which is partly undetermined - in terms of its use as well as its interpretation and future appearance. They propose themselves as abstract additions to public space, offering their spatial specifies for personal appropriation and play. The structures develop a spatial negotiation between the inside and the outside, between containing and revealing, access and exclusion - a reference to a condition of the contemporary society, especially in rapidly developing post-socialist countries.
