Vernacular Environments, Part 1
Alex Schweder, Architectural Advice for Performative Renovations by SOAP (Schweder Office of Architectural Performances), Ongoing performances since 2009
Alex Schweder has been performing SOAP (Schweder Office of Architectural Performances) since 2009, resulting in over 70 unique performances and/or photographic documentation. Schweder meets with participants to work collaboratively to design performances that, when enacted at home, change the ways that occupants perceive their spaces. Often, physical alterations or expansions of the home are not possible due to factors such as costs, leases, and zoning. Moreover, conventional renovations do not address the psychological and relational issues that make people think they want to change the physicality of their spaces. Observing this, Alex Schweder has invented a new type of creative practice he calls “Performance Architecture” wherein he works with everyday domestic actions to transform the ways spaces are used. Each new use of the space is an artwork, bridging the disciplines of architecture and performance art.
On June 24th, a limited number of sessions will be available at Edward Cella Art & Architecture. Initial conversations are free, but can be taken further to commission a unique, instructional painted photograph which depicts Schweder in situ, dressed as the participant. Please contact the gallery for reservations.
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