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  • Curation Work: BAUA exhibition at the 24th UIA Congress in Tokyo, “GLOBE” – Shape your future!, (Kuraatori töö: BAUA näitus 24 ndal UIA Kongress Tokyos “GLOBE” – Shape your future!), 2010-11

    When considering nature of the Congress and scale of the whole exhibitions happening simultaneously, we thought it was necessary to communicate through a simple but strong concept to present who we are and what we think. We prefered to answer to the main theme of the Congress ” DESIGN 2050″ than exhibiting the projects from 3 Baltic States. Through the open competition we found suitable proposal, which was by Mark Grimitliht, an Estonian student incorporating a “Globe”, 2-meter diameter ball of modelling clay. This was to be a playground where everyone could demonstrate their vision of the year 2050, thus the visions would be the future of our environment.

    When considering nature of the Congress and scale of the whole exhibitions happening simultaneously, we thought it was necessary to communicate through a simple but strong concept to present who we are and what we think. We prefered to answer to the main theme of the Congress ” DESIGN 2050″ than exhibiting the projects from 3 Baltic States. Through the open competition we found suitable proposal, which was by Mark Grimitliht, an Estonian student incorporating a “Globe”, 2-meter diameter ball of modelling clay. This was to be a playground where everyone could demonstrate their vision of the year 2050, thus the visions would be the future of our environment.

    Contemporary architecture is questioned if it can play a significant role to support quality of human life and surrounding environment in the year 2050 and beyond. After experiencing the disaster hit in the northern part of Japan, our responsibilities especially weigh heavier. We, BAUA are sure that neither one single vision nor one super star can create suitable environment in this task. The future is a collection of action by all participants. What we provided was to be a platform for discussions and demonstrations through the playful material which everyone has played in childhood, not restricting imagination. In other words it was to represent simulation how our environment develops by series of actions and negotiations of different players.

    Prior to the opening we held two days of installation and a workshop session with the BAUA delegation and Japanese students who volunteered from several universities. The playful and artistic imagination surpassed far beyond our initial expectation. This successfully initiated the first generation of visions to invite following interactions. All visitors who enjoyed playing with clay participated creation of our future. Through the smiles and positive comments of the visitors we saw we made great communication. We have fulfilled our initial tasks.

    Võttes arvesse kongressi olemust ja kõikide üheaegselt toimuvate näituste mõõtkava, arvasime, et end ja oma arvamust on vaja esitleda läbi lihtsa, kuid tugeva kontseptsiooni. Eelistasime tegutseda kongressi põhiteemast (DESIGN 2050) lähtudes, mitte näidata kolmes Balti riigis ehitatud projekte. Avatud konkursi kaudu võitis Eesti üliõpilase Mark Grimitlihti välja pakutud idee, et kahemeetrise läbimõõduga modelleerimissavist pall “Globe” on justkui mänguväljak, kus igaüks saab esitleda oma nägemust 2050. aastast.

    On küsitud, kas nüüdisaegne arhitektuur suudab mängida olulist rolli inimeste elukvaliteedi ja neid ümbritseva keskkonna toetamisel 2050. aastal ning ka edaspidi. Pärast Jaapani põhjaosa tabanud katastroofi on meie vastutus eriti suur. Meie, BAUA, oleme veendunud, et ükski üksik ega ka väga hea visioon ei suuda luua selles ülesandes sobivat keskkonda. Tulevik on kõikide osalejate ühise tegevuse kogumis. Pakkusime platvormi aruteludeks ja demonstratsioonideks mängulise materjali kaudu, millega igaüks on lapsepõlves kokku puutunud, tahtmata piirata fantaasiat. Teisisõnu pidi see kujutama simulatsiooni sellest, kuidas meie keskkond areneb läbi eri mängijate tegevuste ja läbirääkimiste.

    Enne näituse avamist jätsime kaks päeva installatsiooni- ja õpikodade töö jaoks. Osalenud oli BAUA delegatsioon koos vabatahtlike Jaapani üliõpilastega eri ülikoolidest. Esialgu pelgasime jaapanlaste kinnist loomust, kuid nad ootasid õpikodade algust kannatamatult, et oma nägemusi vormima hakata. Saviga mängimine meeldis neile väga ning nende mänguline ja kunstipärane kujutlusvõime ületas kaugelt meie algsed ootused. Nende esimesed visioonid edukalt kutsusid eri riikidest pärit külastajaid kaasa lööma ja suhtlema. Kõik saviga mängimist nautinud külastajad osalesid meie tuleviku loomises. Külastajate naerul nägudest ja positiivsetest kommentaaridest nägime, et oleme loonud suurepärase side. Lisaks näitasime oma optimistliku vaadet tulevikku, mida saab rikastada inimeste kaasamisega. Sellegipoolest täitsime oma algsed ülesanded.

    Team:
    Mark Grimitliht (Author), Tim Martin (Velvet Creative Alliance), Kristian Kirsfeldt (Velvet Creative Alliance), Mart Lankots (Velvet Creative Alliance), Tomomi Hayashi (Curator/ BAUA)
    Award:
    2012 “HÕBEMUNA” (Silver Egg) prize in the creative communication competition “Kuldmuna 2012“ in ambient design category
    2012 Nominated for Union of Estonian Interior Archietcts Annual Prize 2011 in Exhibition Design category
    2011 ESTONIAN DESIGN AWARD SILVER PRIZE in Environmental Design category