.2024
The installation Loc:us transforms itself in both time and space while introducing the future into the present. Various inserts, whether from fixed objects or not, are perceived not as inanimate, but as living, breathing entities that react to visitors’ presence as much as visitors are expected to react to their surroundings.
Composed of an amalgamation of static and moving components that breathe life into the space, Loc:us invites you to look beyond the expected in order to connect with the space that contains you. It is a tool that brings focus to the moment and encourages the visitor to experience and appreciate their surroundings as another active participant. The visitor is guided and encouraged to explore the space and enjoy the different levels of engagement with its components. The space is dedicated to play and the use of imagination while asserting its place-ness. Loc:us will be an experiential tool that provokes meaning and interest in the otherwise mundane.
The purpose of this experience is to draw attention to things that may otherwise be dismissed as part of the context. This will create an opportunity to bring a sense of movement when nothing is happening, drawing and focusing the eye to find meaning in the environment. It will encourage visitors to pause and admire, to physically engage and interact, to gaze and wonder, and to contemplate and introspect.
Curator
Andreea Felciuc
Andreea is a registered architect and scenographer in both the United Kingdom (ARB, RIBA, OISTAT) and Romania (OAR). She earned her degree in architecture as part of the International Master’s Program with a dual degree from universities in Iasi and Vienna, under the guidance of the Greg Lynn Studio. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral studies at UAUIM in collaboration with UCL Interactive Architecture Lab.
Since 2012, she has had the privilege of collaborating with both Romanian and European artistic and theatrical industries. Her career journey led her into architecture in 2014, beginning in Iasi. With a diverse professional background encompassing scenography, new media installations, video mapping, 3D animations, FX, VFX, and architecture, she joined Arup’s Venues team in 2019 after an invitation from director Tateo Nakajima.
Andreea’s work revolves around creating multidisciplinary cultural expressions and experiences on various scales. Additionally, she, along with Bogdan Zaha, has been co-leading Studio FABZ since 2020, advocating for best practices in both architecture and performance within the Romanian context.
Bogdan Zaha
London based architect, creative, computational designer, researcher and lecturer. Graduate and student assistant at the University of Applied Arts, Studio Zaha Hadid in Vienna.
Z cluster team member of Zaha Hadid Architects, leading project specific design teams throughout all design stages.
Research and PhD Fellow at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna developing a thesis around the concept of Agent-Based Parametric Semiology.