Architectural Short Poems
Collages, DE, 2013 - 2018Designed by Christos Samaras
Matthias Jung refers to the works as “architectural short poems,” a perfect description for how they are visually consumed by the eye. He creates worlds of surreal architecture that inhabit vast photographed landscapes. Collage (from the French: coller, “to glue”) is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
Inspired by a loose network that includes Portugal’s Fala Atelier and the Netherlands’ OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen, architectural collages balanced and are charged with historical references and a colorful palette that carries through into their built work. Architectural collage is often perceived as pure visual abundance; they show a thoughtful composition of color and texture that reflects the spirit of the design and its structures; representing their environment in two dimensions. Collages develope a fine-grained feel for the existing enviroment while assembling new spatial narratives that speculate on the design of a post-austerity future.