RICHTJE REINSMA
Proposal Richtje Reinsma
Title Material Revolution
Dimensions circa 800 m2 (the area covered with textile)
Material tufted wool or tufted synthetic fabric
Location western section of the underground corridor connecting the WTC buildings beneath the Zuidplein (Nauta Dutilh side)
Technical advice Studio Van der Scheer
Website: www.richtjereinsma.nl
‘The underground corridor that connects the WTC buildings on the Zuidplein and opens onto a garage and a bicycle stall is broad, straight and empty. Reflections of the fluorescent lighting multiply upon the stone tile floor. The sounds of footsteps and voices echo and re-echo. I want to upholster a section of this corridor from top to bottom, to cover the floor, walls, ceiling, doors and all upholsterable elements in textile. The fabric will be printed with the grid of the tile, the colour and texture of what it hides. This material revolution will transform the space into an absorbing cocoon in which pedestrians will feel their bodies reacting to their changed environment.’
