Building Worlds
For the past 18 years, Larissa Fassler has been creating works of art that document and interrogate the geo-spatial politics of city life. Through cartographic paintings, drawings, and architectural sculptures, she visualises both the observable and intangible characteristics of a city, delving into the complex socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting urban spaces today.
In her talk, she will discuss her use of mapping and counter-mapping processes, along with her employment of subjective systems to survey public spaces. Fassler meticulously walks through urban spaces, recording her corporeal experiences and dedicating hundreds of hours to collecting detailed onsite observations, alongside archival and online research. Her work invites viewers to contemplate urban space from various perspectives, forming an ongoing project that scrutinises cities and our interactions with them with a critical eye and a meticulous sense of observation.
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Publication Viewshed (2022)
Photo: Dale Grant