Alternative Histories: Conen Sigl Architekten on Giuseppe Chiantarelli

Conen Sigl Architekten, Giuseppe Chiantarelli’s lower floor view through the Casa Pseudourbana, 2018. Cardboard, coloured paper, faux fur, 470 × 660 × 620 mm.
Giuseppe Chiantarelli, lower floor view and wall decoration, Casa Pseudourbana, Pompeii, 1795. Pen, ink, watercolour and gouache, 590 × 510 mm. DMC 2598.1.

Pompeiian Mausoleum for Extinct Animals (Associations about a mural painting of the Casa Pseudourbana in Pompeii)

The painted structure on the plaster makes the wall appear as filigree and light – crumbled plaster shows the massive masonry behind, the actual construction of the wall.

With a little bit of paint, a world is created.

Animals and humans populate the painted structure on the wall.

The wall becomes a space.

The wall is more than a static element. The wall tells a story – perhaps about the Mausoleum for extinct Animals.

– Maria Conen and Raoul Sigl

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