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JUNG VON MATT ACADEMY
 

It‘s difficult to estimate the amount of time that went into designing the JvM Academy. Cord and I worked about 700 hours on the project. About 7000 meters of tape were used in the installation.

This project demanded everything from me in every respect. 

Several nights we worked through. Special material that we imported from Japan. New techniques and materials that I learned to use and love. All these factors make the Academy a unique work of art for me. A work of art that not only features bright colors, but is also meant to be lived with and used.

Tape Art

EDGE

 

The installation "Edge" is the furtherdevelopment of a work I realized in Tokyo in 2020. I find borders and crossing them very exciting. In the implementation of my work, I often exceed my own limits to implement my visions.

Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art

PORTAL

 

The portal swallows you, twists your head and spits you out into the Academy space.
Cord and I created this room almost at the end of our nine week tape marathon. 
All styles we developed during the process merge together in this room.

Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art

YTF?!

 

The academy is a space that you immerse yourself. A place that makes a difference,

it stands out from the rest of the Agency.

Here anyone drops their pants.

Everybody knows something and nobody knows nothing. 
It's a space that allows you to learn and get involved. There is a vibe of creating & making, a breath of never-finishing.

It's a place that changes and can change others.

Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art

SYMBIOSIS

 

It´s not difficult to find the Y in this room.

But the real challenge was to create an installation that meets the daily requirements of a creative classroom.

Here the students come together to learn ,

to fail, to Party and try new things.

The tape-art work and the light Installation

by Lineareal create a symbiotic relationship.

Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art

ELEMENTS

 

In this room you can find all the colors, materials and techniques that were used to create the Jvm Academy tape style. We have broken down the different styles into their components and sorted them. This space was specially created to generate creative stimulation among the students. By breaking down the art installation into its essential components, color, shape and material, we have created a construction kit from which new styles and ideas should emerge. Students are encouraged to continuously modify and develop their Academy.

Tape Art
Tape Art

SYNTHE

SIZER

 

One of the central questions we asked ourselves when designing the academy was: How do we create a space that can change dynamically? We created hidden optical illusions and a multitude of details that can be perceived differently depending on the position of the viewer.

Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Art

Y?!

 

One of the main questions that the students of the JvM Academy should deal with is the question of why? Together with Robert Andersen we have developed a concept where a "Y" can be found in every room of the Academy. The message is transmitted via the terrace out into the world for everyone to see.

Tape Art
Tape Art

Y (JUNG VON MATT ACADEMY

Installation

Interior & Exterior Art Design

Washi Tape, fabric tape,

foils, road marking paint 
Hamburg, Germany, 2021

Tape Art by Atau & Cord (Matheo Romahn) 

Photos & Videos by: escapismist

Architecture Bureau:

Stephen Williams Associates 
Light Installation: Lineareal 

 

Special thanks to:

Heike Lorenz,  Robert Andersen,

Susana De Brito, Antonia Mosler 

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