Vorzone des Museumsquartiers, Wien - 1999
Computer Drawing. Invitational Competition, Vienna. Soil, Grass, Steel, Shredded Rubber (for Athletic Surfaces)
Project Area ca. 1500 m2. 1999
With the submission for the design of the Vorzone des Museumquartier Wien (Area in front of the Museum Quarter, Vienna), 1999, there is a return to the idea of landscape silhouette and the amalgamation of art and sport. The aim of the re-design of the area was to structure the layout so as to create, on the one side, a recreation area and on the other, an area suitable for temporary exhibitions. The design by Susanne Lorenz embraces both of these dimensions. On two surfaces, to the right and left of the entrance and main access to the future museum quarter, she devised a landscape silhouette of soil and grass and a “playable” exhibition surface. The silhouette screens the front side of the museum district from traffic. Susanne Lorenz again takes up the idea of the “fly-over” landscape, which from the perspective of the automobile driver appears as a film still resurrected through movement. From a functional point of view, the red surface can be used by the museum administration for a multitude of purposes: temporary exhibitions, performances, open air movies, etc. The artist consciously employs the shredded rubber normally used to cover athletic surfaces to stress the intended purpose of the area as a playing field for both individual performances (artists or individual museums) as well as group sports (artist groups or museum district events). The red painted band, for the purpose of museum announcements, and the oversized goal frame strengthen the association with athletic playing fields. With the design of Vorzone Susanne Lorenz goes far beyond the functional demands of the competition in that she succeeds in linking through content the elements of sport, play and art with aesthetic vigor.
(Katja Reich)
Ansicht der mit Rasen bewachsenen Landschaftssilhouette entlang der ”2er-Linie”
Ansicht des Museumsquartiers mit grüner (Rasen) und roter (Kunststoffgranulat) Gestaltungsfläche
Ansicht des Erholungsbereichs hinter der Landschaftssilhouette, die für diese Zone als ”Schutzwall” gegen die Straße fungiert
