Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Raimund Abraham, Home or Tomb
Raimund Abraham, House with Curtains, 1971
The house
is the junction of
dreams
illusions
death
birth
mutations
feasts
contemplation
rituals
conflicts
confrontations
destruction
execution
love
hate
fury
memory
desires
wounds
satisfaction
paralysis
intimacy
distance
ecstasy
mourning
density
absurdity
resurrection
contentment
lust
sleep
wakening
coldness
flesh
the morning
the day
the light
anticipation
the night
the spring
the winter
the autumn
fire
ice
water
earth
flames
mountains
abysses
metamorphosis
flowers
odors
spices
clouds
stones
rivers
the wind
the sun
the stars
the moon
the soft
the metallic
the stoney
the woody
the glassey
the cristalloid
gestures
faces
movement
penetration
openings
burials
isolation
protection
wombs
walls
intestines
spheres
cubes
voids
squares
transparencies
transcendence
plains
depressions
erections
the skies
the subterranean
the horizon
infinity
Raimund Abraham, The Elements of the House, 1972
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References
Peter Eisenmann, 'FIN D'OU T HOU S', 1985
Peter Eisenmann, Cities of Artificial Excavation, Cannaregio, Venice, 1978
Peter Eisenmann, Cities of Artificial Excavation, Long Beach, California, 1986
Clorindo Testa, Bank of London & South America, Buenos Aires, 1959-66
Luis Barragan, Fuente de Los Amantes, 1964
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