Pjotr Müller, View
(Natuurlijke Verwantschappen II)
- 23 Jun 2001 - 23 Feb 2002
On the terrace between Pavilions 4 and 5, Müller built a wooden labyrinth that connected both pavilions to one another. The construction referred to the fact that cities are becoming more and more dense, a process that Almere won’t be able to escape from either.
Not in and not under, but in between the various buildings of Museum De Paviljoens, Pjotr Müller created the installation Uitzicht (View). For this work, he let himself be inspired by the exposed position of the Museum De Paviljoens building complex. Müller built his installation to simulate this development and concretised two opposed experiences. His design could be experienced as an exciting space featuring small squares and passageways or as a claustrophobic labyrinth in which people can hardly pass each other.
Urban and natural landscape as a point of departure
Under the title Natuurlijke Verwantschappen (Natural Relationships), De Paviljoens presented a two-part exhibition featuring Pjotr Müller and the duo Jeroen van Westen/Michael Pestel, artists who work in different fields but share the fact that they take the urban and natural landscape as a point of departure. Pjotr Müller is quite familiar with Almere, by the way. He designed the small temple on the island in the Koningin Beatrixpark in Almere-Stad, which bears the title Nimis (1989). For the same park he designed a special Toegangspoort (Entrance Gate) in 2002. Both works are part of De Collectie Almere, as is a monumental drawing by the artist.
With thanks to the Mondriaan Foundation.
Pjotr Müller, Uitzicht (Natuurlijke Verwantschappen II)
Pjotr Müller (1947, NL)
Uitzicht (Natuurlijke Verwantschappen II)
23.06.2001 – 23.02.2002
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