schöner wohnen

House Beautiful

Standardised architecture in tight spaces and a complete system as interior décor make “the dream of one's own four walls“, one's “own palace”, a reality. Comfortable private oases co-exist with self-fulfilment in close quarters and what appears to be upscale living for a limited budget is based on profit-orientated bulk commodities that last for ever shorter periods. Production leads to the generation of more rubbish; “prosperity for all” mutates into collective wastage. The artists, Ilka Meyer and Matthias Stuchtey counter this with a vehement declaration that “less is more“, taking up space in a minimalist approach to site-specific installations that deal with these ideas.