- Installation
- Intervention
- Public Art
Soft Habitus
Jette Hielscher & Matteo Krapf
27 June 2025 19:00 – 29 June 2025 19:00
Soft Habitus questions the relationship between space, body, and perception. It explores a form of integration that does not operate through dominance, but through flexibility and positioning. The term refers to a behavior or materiality that is soft – but not weak. The installation translates this principle into a spatial gesture: an artificially created mass that adapts harmoniously to its surroundings, responds to the architectural context, and simultaneously asserts itself as an independent body within the space.
Vertically stretched, translucent textile forms connect floor and ceiling. In response to the environment, a modular structure emerges – expanding and condensing. The soft, elastic bodies evoke associations with organic systems, situated somewhere between growth, movement, and stillness. Strategically placed light sources make the structure glow, emphasizing its fragile, breathing presence.
Soft Habitus adjusts to the architecture – and subtly transforms it. The installation creates a temporary zone of perception, inviting visitors to move through and become part of a living system.
Vertically stretched, translucent textile forms connect floor and ceiling. In response to the environment, a modular structure emerges – expanding and condensing. The soft, elastic bodies evoke associations with organic systems, situated somewhere between growth, movement, and stillness. Strategically placed light sources make the structure glow, emphasizing its fragile, breathing presence.
Soft Habitus adjusts to the architecture – and subtly transforms it. The installation creates a temporary zone of perception, inviting visitors to move through and become part of a living system.
Biography
Jette Hielscher & Matteo Krapf
At the intersection of design and architecture, Jette Hielscher and Matteo Krapf create immersive installations that open up new spaces for movement, encounter, and interaction. Using large-scale textile sculptures, they design temporary spatial structures that are both aesthetically and physically engaging – most recently showcased at the Feel Festival.
Alongside their studies, they are part of the OKUL collective, a non-profit initiative that offers young artists a platform to present their work. The collective aims to foster visibility, exchange, and creative collaboration. Within this context, they have organized a music festival on the island of Rügen as well as a group exhibition that took place in Berlin.
Alongside their studies, they are part of the OKUL collective, a non-profit initiative that offers young artists a platform to present their work. The collective aims to foster visibility, exchange, and creative collaboration. Within this context, they have organized a music festival on the island of Rügen as well as a group exhibition that took place in Berlin.
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