galerie weisser elefant (Kunst Raum Mitte)

Physical Twin

two-channel video projection, 9:30 min, 2022/23

The video combines filmed footage and 3D generated models of fulfillment-centers to make these structures grow. Their growth factor is based on past and current data on E-commerce revenue in Germany. This project looks at the architecture of conglomerate warehouse logistic facilities, as part of the so-called Landscape 4.0 expansion, where buildings are topologies without history. Additionally, their materiality and purpose are configured to anticipate logistics, growth, and instantaneous consumer demand. Physical Twin sculpts a speculative architecture to exaggerate upon the optimization and efficiency processes. Eventually the resulting structure represents the architectures ideal growth; but as a building, would be structurally impossible to construct.

CGI: Torben Iversen, The Binary Circus
Sound: Nico Hertel

more info:
Johanne Mohs: „Choose Control Lose Control“, in Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of, Berlin 2023 ("Kontrolle auf/geben"), ISBN 978-3-941318-81-6
Katharina Deppisch: „Physical Twin - Janne Höltermann, 2-Kanal Videoinstallation, 2022/23“, published by artburst e.V. Berlin

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Gefördert durch die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.

galerie weisser elefant (Kunst Raum Mitte)

two-channel video projection, 9:30 min., 2022/23

The video combines filmed footage and 3D generated models of fulfillment-centers to make these structures grow. Their growth factor is based on past and current data on E-commerce revenue in Germany.  This project looks at the architecture of conglomerate warehouse logistic facilities, as part of the so-called Landscape 4.0 expansion, where buildings are topologies without history; additionally, their materiality and purpose are configured to anticipate logistics, growth, and instantaneous consumer demand. Physical Twin sculpts a speculative architecture to exaggerate upon the optimization and efficiency processes. Eventually the resulting structure represents the architectures ideal growth; but as a building, would be structurally impossible to construct.

CGI: Torben Iversen, The Binary Circus
Sound: Nico Hertel

video stills channel 1

video stills channel 2

Physical Twin

Gefördert durch die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.