KOM:teppe in front of the opera in Oslo
On the way through Oslo with the mobile installation
For the duration of 72 hours the players / performers immersed themselves in an experimental and sensuous exploration and used KOM:teppe as a »stage« and tool to question nowadays life on earth.
A moment of spontaneous encounter on the carpet between the performers and inhabitants of Oslo
Sitting down on the carpet for a cup of tea is low-threshold – in combination with the unusual setting the everyday act of drinking tea and talking becomes a special and rememberable moment
„You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so lang as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.“ Ursula K. Le Guin
impressions of the »home base« of the project, visitors of the OAT had access to the place at different times
KOM:teppe
What does life on earth nowadays mean in terms of place, space & interaction?
What kind of stories can be told, imagined and invented?
– We, the Returners from the planet Isona, are curious to find out!
KOM:teppe invites, tells stories, moves around, animates others and temporarily appropriates public spaces and interacts with the environment. The mobile intervention KOM:teppe was a contribution to the Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019 (topic degrowth) as part of the ‚Home Planet‘* project. It consists of a huge cozy carpet (size 2.5 x 5 metres) which is mounted on an orange, mobile platform with wheels. The carpet can be rolled out in different places to create an instant new meeting point and playfully questions the previous use of the spot. In addition, inviting and communicative tea-sessions take place. During these tea-rounds stories and observations are shared on the carpet between the people sitting on it. The view of the familiar environment is changed and spontaneous acquaintances are made possible.
*Home Planet is a participatory event which combines theatre, live action role play (LARP) and interactive architecture to address urgent questions on human life on earth. The storyline is mostly based on the novel »The Dispossessed – an ambiguous utopia« by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Category
Urban
Scenography
Cooperation
OAT Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019
Project Home Planet (Nina Lund Westerdahl, Thibaut Schiemann, Martin Nielson, Karete Jacobsen)
Year
2019
Realisation period
17.10. – 20.10.2019
Associated services
concept
design
realisation
performative activation
further links
www.oslotriennale.no
photo credits:
Istvan Virag / OAT
flex
KOM:teppe in front of the opera in Oslo
On the way through Oslo with the mobile installation
For the duration of 72 hours the players / performers immersed themselves in an experimental and sensuous exploration and used KOM:teppe as a »stage« and tool to question nowadays life on earth.
A moment of spontaneous encounter on the carpet between the performers and inhabitants of Oslo
Sitting down on the carpet for a cup of tea is low-threshold – in combination with the unusual setting the everyday act of drinking tea and talking becomes a special and rememberable moment
„You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so lang as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.“ Ursula K. Le Guin
impressions of the »home base« of the project, visitors of the OAT had access to the place at different times
and scenography
flex – Beckmann & Nikoleit GbR
Hamburg
