Martina Geiger‑Gerlach

Houses slated for demolition often sit empty for years due to building-law delays. During this time, they cannot be rented out for legal reasons. However, as an “art project,” they can be lived in, as this framework allows for customized, individual agreements. To communicate the immense potential of this temporary-use strategy to a broad public, the first apartment claimed and designed by the artist serves a dual purpose: as temporary living space and as an exhibition off-space.

With each handover of keys to the next residents, a curated solo exhibition in a “four-rooms-kitchen-bath” format opens, accompanied by an invitation to a public living-room concert. On these evenings, people come together for entirely different reasons: to move in, view contemporary art, listen to live music, tour the apartment, meet the neighborhood, or to find out what RAUMWUNDER is. At the same time, everyone gets to know the current residents, who are urgently searching for a permanent home. Following the opening night, the exhibition then remains exclusively reserved for their guests. And upon their departure, the exhibition change takes place.

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From: bezirksbeirat@plieningen.de
To: stadtraetin@stuttgart.de

Subject: For a city-wide RAUMWUNDER

“Would this be something for the city council? Due to the constraints of tenancy law, living space during the interim phase is only suitable as an art project.”

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