Stadtmatratze was developed for “Tuned City”, a 5-day conference on the interaction between sound and public space. Throughout the conference it offered a provisional space on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, where specialists, experts, audience and passers-by could meet, rest and dive into the conference’s discourse. The city mattress is an installation in public space. It is a triangular pneumatic structure, measuring 15 metres on each side. As a catalytic object it is a platform for various actions and activities. Stadtmatratze was developed for “Tuned City”, a 5-day conference on the interaction between sound and public space. Throughout the conference it offered a provisional space on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, where specialists, experts, audience and passers-by could meet, rest and dive into the conference’s discourse. The over-scaled soft surface questions our behavioral codes in public space, especially the physical actions of the bodies within the space. During “Tuned City” the conference was transmitted through speakers via wireless headphones to each individual listener. A tension is created between the individual and the temporary collective. The Stadtmatratze is an experimental condenser for acting in public. Commissioned by Tuned City.
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