INTERVENTIONS
this page assembles all the interventions i did in the last three years.
the various projects are devided by the bold majuscule titles
LICHTRAUM – an urban showcase
A small box with a hole in it´s front that is closed by a magnifying glass was installed in public space in berlin kreuzberg at the bank of the landwehrkanal. In the center of the box are 4 modiefied slides that are backlit by LEDs. the box got stolen after 7 days
carillon by sweza | 10.09.2009 | admiralsbrücke | berlin | mixed media
intervention | candles | sand | 2009 | friedelstr. | berlin | germany
intervention | candles | street lamp | 2009 | pflügerstr. | berlin | germany
intervention | candles, cobblestones | 2009 | friedelstr. | berlin | germany
intervention | barbed wire | wood beams | 2009 | brachvogelstrasse | berlin | germany
an approximately 3sqm large weed area is protected by a barbed wire in front of a residential building.
bicycle | traffic light | street light | 2009 | skalitzer str. | berlin | germany
… did it last summer! was drunk!
today a went jogging and found this …
a card said: “teuer schenke ich den Kreuzbergern als kritik”
you could translate it like:
“expensive is what i criticize the kreuzbergers for”
further on it said:
Max Maßloh, 1. Semester Kommunikationsdesign | design akademie berlin, Hochsachule für Kommunikation und Design
Schrift: Rockwell von Frank Hinman Pierpont, entworfen 1934
i was confused!! why is teuer something you criticize the kreuzbergers for?? they are the first to suffer from high prices in their district! something had to be done! and i did …
i changed teuer = expensive to euer = your and left a little message to the kreuzbergers:
euer bezirk ist es = it is your destrict
and Max, don´t worry you “t” is still there
all images © sweza | 2009