Skinned | Jorien Kemerienk
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Vacant NLAlumni documentation 2020-02-27
Skinned (2013) by Jorien Kemerink (Studio Jay Kay), alumni finished Temporary Programme Vacant NL (2011-2013), featured a growing collection of latex sheets cast from buildings and streets that can be cut, folded up and taken elsewhere. Skinned was realised during her study at Sandberg Instituut.
Skinned was initiated by Jorien Kemerink, who founded KNOL Ontwerp with Celine de Waal Malefijt, alumni Vacant NL, in 2009.
The material creates a translucent copy of the architectural details but also captures some of the dirt. "The history of use is caught in the cast," says Kemerink. "Like skin transplantations, they can be taken to other spaces where they get new spatial meaning."
"When a vacant building is being reused again, you often encounter dirty or decayed spaces," she explains. "The latex provides you with a way to 'seal' all the dirt and put a clean layer on top, making the place instantly useable."
Kemerink
More information: https://jaykaystudio.com/project/skinned
