Dialogue Tour: designers Anton Defant and Benjamin Nagy with Marlies Wirth (MAK)
MAYFLY
Functional Collages
Until 21.11.2021
A dumpster is the no man’s land between functional objects and discarded material. Mayfly sculptures start their lifecycle in this vacuum.
Without any prior planning, the object is defined solely by the elements available. It is built out of salvaged components, with avoiding radical modifications and limiting the use of tools. Only working with the resources on the spot, the designer becomes subordinate to the materials they use, reversing the traditional roles between them and letting go of control.
In this mindset, the designer builds without the responsibilities of industrial practices, resulting in Mayfly sculptures. These makeshift collages embrace their new assigned functions in an additional lifecycle before finishing it in the dumpster where they came from.
MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst
Die Rolle der angewandten Kunst bei der Gestaltung unserer Lebensräume steht im Fokus des MAK, das sich an der Schnittstelle zu Design, Architektur und Gegenwartskunst bewegt, um neue Perspektiven zu schaffen und Grenzbereiche auszuloten. Das MAK möchte Antworten auf die Frage geben, wie Design dazu beitragen kann, die Welt zu gestalten und Handlungs- wie Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten zu erweitern.
MAYFLY. Functional Collages
16 Nov 2021/18:00-19:00H
Registration required: https://mak.at/en/program/art_education/guided_tours?event_id=1632222602799&article_id=1632222602791
