BfF#1

The scenography of BfF#1 creates an open structure of chairs, tables, and curtain elements which enables the creation of site-­specific studio situations in public space. It picks up on the desire for spontaneous gatherings in outdoor spaces that has become visible during the pandemic. The camping chair, which has thus experienced a boom, can also be read as the outdoor equivalent of the museum stool. While the museum stool, however, is ergonomically designed to invite only brief lingering, the camping chair is suitable for occupying a place and forming camps. Such camps are created by the scenographic design—shielded and surrounded by curtain constructions as space-­creating elements. Visitors are also invited to gather at tables that show traces of Hillebrand’s previous works as well as objects that have been reused in the respective workshops.

Diane Hillebrand is a scenographer and artist. The focus of Diane’s work is on the design of conceptual spatial contexts in the exhibition complex, for conferences, and in the theater. Diane Hillebrand mostly works in collective groupings that address the norms of their discipline or institution from queer-­feminist, design-­theoretical, or sociological perspectives. Diane understands scenography as a critical artistic practice that experiments with the deformation of the museum space, obligatory contextualization, and the (reading) relationship between recipients, epistemic objects, and authors. Diane Hillebrand is interested in the ergonomic conditions as well as tactile, muscular, and instinctive needs of visitors.