the interim kulturhandlungen festival showcased yena young’s latest project, in collaboration with plastique fantastique, the zeitzelt contemporary keltic tent — a tent explores the history of the zeitzelt village and creates a surreal transparent space where time is blended and people gather, experience and search for their own stories.

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the tent reflects the history of the swabian alps

 

the yena young and plastique fantastique installation plays, reverts and overlaps the different elements of any ancestral architecture. rather than covering the wooden frame with textile externally, a bubble grows from within, expanding against the wood creating the stage of a timeless theatre.

 

zeitzelt
video © plastique fantastique

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 2rather than covering the wooden frame with textile externally, a bubble grows from within

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 3the rear-end of the tent

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 4the installation plays, reverts and overlaps the different elements of any ancestral architecture

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 5
in the town of zeitzelt, people from local villages read messages from the summit book 

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 6a bubble grows from within, expanding against the wood creating the stage of a timeless theatre

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 7
the wooden construction is made by christoph tettenborn of offcut berlin

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 8
on this plateau, relics from the stone age as well as the keltic age were discovered

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 9
the parkour of the art festival starts everyday at 5:30 pm until sunset

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 10
zeitzelt is a town situated in a plateau in the swabian alps

yena young's zeitzelt keltic tent explores the history of the swabian alps - 11
initial plans

 

 

project info:

 

organised by: interim art festival
concept/design: yena young
plastique fantastique team: marco canevacci
wooden structure: christoph tettenborn (offcut berlin)
photos/video: yena young
curators: ulrike böhme, susanne hinkelbein
festival manager: christoph höfig
reading performance: mitglieder des interim-projektchores

 

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lynn chaya | designboom