Kinderkunst-Präsentationssystem

Art in architecture

Grundschule am Baumschulenweg / Bremen, 2023
Funded by the Senate of Bremen

The “Kinderkunst-Präsentationssystem” (children's art presentation system) is a mechanical installation consisting of eight large pulleys with colorful ropes running over them. The purpose of the construction is to hang up paintings and handicrafts made by the children at the Baumschulenweg elementary school in Bremen.

The children's works are attached from a stepladder. By manually turning the pulleys, the artworks can be positioned in otherwise inaccessible places, suspended above the main staircase of the school building. The simple handling allows the suspended works to be replaced regularly.

The installation has a sculptural character, but it is also practical infrastructure which supports the children's creative work.

Hanging of the first kids' artworks

Making of the installation

The parts were cut out of multiplex plywood and then glued together
Testing a pulley assembly
Then they were all painted
All pulleys in the workshop
At the end they were all bolted into the concrete
Three pulleys
First day in the new school building with the kids' artworks above their heads

Thanks

I want to thank the kids at elementary school Baumschulenweg for drawing all the letters and also thanks to the teachers for the very good collaboration! Big thanks also to Felix for helping with the setup of the installation!

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