HUT
Netherlands / 2004 / installation and intervention in public space / mixed media / 400 x 400 x 600 cm

The curators of the show asked the selected artists to create temporary meeting places, in a neighborhood just South of the centre of Utrecht, a neighborhood that was going to undergo a transformation in the near future.
I decided to make a 'parasite' of five stories - a wink at the possible destination of the wasteland - called HUT. During some recent travels I got inspired by temporary buildings and the materials they were made from, in Japan, the Gambia and in Germany (see the last three photographs).
Together with Carin van Dongen and Hans Josso I realised HUT: a frame of scaffolding with panels made from waste materials. At the ground floor we had a give away shop where all goods were for free. During the four days the exhibition lasted, we have had an estimated 750 visitors and have given away 2300 items.

Location: Wasteland Ledig Erf Utrecht, during group show with Peter Fengler, Harm Hajonides, Bas van Koolwijk a.o.
Curator: St. Kunst op Lokatie Utrecht (SKOL), Utrecht
Realisation: Carin van Dongen, Hans Josso, Su Tomesen
Thanks to: Broeke Steigerbouw, Barbed Light, AutoRent Vitesse, Weggeefwinkel, Ekodrôme, Aart-Jan van de Pol, Anja Romar, Falco Webbink, Hans Hiemstra, Leen Koppenol, Uli Kürner

Press:
Ons Utrecht: Toch nieuwbouw op Ledig Erf?
Utrechts Nieuwsblad: Buitenkunst op een non-plek
Lucas X art magazine: Ontmoetingsplek en podium
Catalogue:
Het Schrale End als ontmoetingsplek, SKOL Utrecht, p. 4-5