From 1st to 5th June Berlin will present itself at the
Berlin Square within the German Pavilion
balancity with an installation of 25 moving cubes displaying all kinds of design disciplines. Together with
Alexander Branczyk,
Erik Spiekermann,
Alessio Leonardi and
Stephan Müller I was invited to contribute one side to the
typocube .
The event was organized by
Create Berlin.
The theme for all cubes is »balancity«. Curator of the
typocube was Alexander Branczyk.
For the
typocube I picked the two opposing words
sober and
ecstatic because they represent for me very characteristic features of Berlin.
The main design element is the
i>ampersand sign as a visual metaphor for
balance. As such it takes on two opposing forms, signifying both terms
sober and ecstatic. The
sober ampersand has an angular and monolinear shape and is horizontally as well as vertically placed within the format of the square. The
ecstatic ampersand however is extravagant and dynamic, with high contrasts between thick and thin strokes. Additionally it is filled with a vibrant structure in contrast to the plain
sober ampersand.
All in all my work approaches the theme
balancity in a very abstract way, leaving room for imagination and interpretation.
