Gabi Schillig started exploring open systems inspired by Brazilian artist Lygia Clark. Her architecture for the (human) body is taking shapes with the material felt. Objects have a soul, an independent character, and they make us experiment our environment. ‘public receptors’ in New York is the urban enhancement of ‘raum Z E I T kleider’ – two projects by her.
Interesting links PUBLIC RECEPTORS beneath the skin MEDIATING SPACE can be seen at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2009 or ordered at merz&solitude. Additionally to her work the book includes statements by Jean-Baptiste Joly, Johan Bettum, Jessica Blaustein, Peter Cook, Susanne Hauser, Sarah Scatturo, Adi Shamir.
Trajal Harrell was one of the dance web coaches from the imPULStanz 2008. He is explaining to me his way to use architecture in his choreographies and draws conclusions from architecture applying it to dance.