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Abandoned Buildings Turned Into Incredible Art Installations by Marjan Teeuwen

11/20/2011
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    <a href="http://www.kw14.nl/">Marjan Teeuwen</a> transforms the walls of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-assemblages-made-from-abandoned-houses/">abandoned buildings</a> into incredible artworks by meticulously layering fragments of debris in derelict rooms. In the series 'Destroyed Houses' the Dutch artist masterfully manipulates space and materials to create stunningly beautiful sculptures from scenes of destruction and neglect.
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    As opposed to excavating the sites, Teeumen fills them with carefully-stacked pieces of debris.
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    This technique has resurfaced in her work since 2005.
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    Teeuwen typically creates films, studio photos, drawings and installations.
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  • Destroyed House by Marjan Teeuwen
    The surfaces within this series of photographs portray textured layers of fragments crammed into derelict rooms.
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  • Destroyed House by Marjan Teeuwen
    Teeuwen organizes the contents of these abandoned spaces to create order from chaos.
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    Teeuwen's photos are generally symmetrical in their composition.
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    The photos calmly depict suffocatingly cramped sites
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    These visual remnants of the spaces halt the erruption of debris within the buildings, adding a tranquil dimension to their disorder.
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Destroyed House by Marjan Teeuwen

Marjan Teeuwen transforms the walls of abandoned buildings into incredible artworks by meticulously layering fragments of debris in derelict rooms. In the series 'Destroyed Houses' the Dutch artist masterfully manipulates space and materials to create stunningly beautiful sculptures from scenes of destruction and neglect.

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