Ubani and Kristin Wenzel will showcase the unique outcomes of the research workshop “(Re)Collecting Architecture”, held on June 22-23 in Tbilisi.
Bucharest-based artist Kristin Wenzel, in partnership with students from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and Ubani, organized a workshop to explore the decorative elements of Tbilisi through a collective walk. Participants employed basic molding techniques during this walk to gather small architectural fragments. The process sought to establish a tangible connection between individual experiences and shared memories, interpreting the architecture as a cultural symbol and a space for communal engagement.
The workshop results presented at the exhibition unveil a micro-archive comprised of plaster replicas of fragments from the city. This collection can serve as a database for collective identity and offers a thought-provoking approach to re-examining the preservation of architectural heritage.
Artist
Kristin Wenzel
Multidisciplinary artist whose practice involves large-scale installations, sculptures, and interventions in public spaces. The works are often created as site-specific and site-sensitive social environments. She is based in Bucharest and Gotha, East Germany. She received an MA from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 2013. Her recent solo exhibitions include Tausend Melodien at ACC Galerie Weimar (2022), LOVERS IN THE NIGHT at Goethe-Institut, Bucharest (2021), and The Coin at Ducal Museum, Gotha (2021). In 2018, she co-founded Template, an artists’ initiative and exhibition project in Bucharest. As part of her artistic practice, she curates and initiates exhibitions, both locally and internationally. Her recent curatorial projects include GEISTER at Expoflora Pavilions, Herastrau Park Bucharest (2024), Protect Your Heart at Work at Rezidenta BRD Scena9 (2022) in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Bucharest, and MEANS OF ESCAPE, curated for Kunsthaus Erfurt (2021).
Participants
Mariam Abashidze, Ana Akhalkatsi, Ana Chorgolashvili, Saba Beridze, Nina Bugadze, David Brodsky, Avtandil Datashvili, Levan Dundua, Mariam Erigina, Ana Goguadze, Mzia Guledani, Akaki Metreveli, Ana Mirzashvili, Nusta Papashvili, Gvantsa Potskhishvili, Sesili Sordia, Lika Tagvadze, Ana Tetradze, Katya Valetova
Partners
Funding
The Exhibition and the workshop are funded by The European Union and Ubani—Tbilisi Cityspace Research Center.
Access
Free antrance.
After the opening, visiting is available by appointment. Working hours 1-7 pm. Contact information: info@ubani.center
Credit line: (Re)Collecting Architecture" by Kristin Wenzel — an exhibition of the result of the workshop in EU4Dialogue Cultural Management Academy in Yerevan.
