Alternative Histories: Olivier Goethal On Paul Rudolph

6 January 2019
Olivier Goethals, Paul Rudolph’s perspective of a model home for the Grand Rapids Homestyle Centre Residence, 2018. Wood, glue, spray paint, steel, plastic, plasticine, 600 × 770 × 300 mm.
Paul Rudolph (1918–1997), Model Flap House for Grand Rapids housing exhibition, 1955. Black and brown ink with pencil underdrawing, 654 × 1060 mm. DMC 2300.

YOU CLOSE, YOU OPEN
YOU OPEN, YOU CLOSE

model 1/20 & object 1/1.
1952–2018. a reinterpretation of paul rudolph’s flaphouse.

like a tiny temple, lifted from its surrounding.

400-800THz …a narrow window makes our observed reality.
in gradient with colours of visible light.

while reflecting the given context onto its surface,
its structure expresses architectural boundaries.

exteriorising the interior.

YOU CLOSE, YOU OPEN
YOU OPEN, YOU CLOSE

32 doors are interconnected.
in opposite pairs. 10,10 & 6,6.
16 doors are open.
16 doors are closed.
always.

YOU CLOSE, YOU OPEN
YOU OPEN, YOU CLOSE

– Olivier Goethals

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