ROOM OF REMEMBRANCE

The Room of Remembrance is one of the brightest spaces to be encountered on the journey where walls are painted white and light comes from the milk glass ceiling.  The homogeneity of the space is only disrupted by the insertion of a space structure overhead. 

The installation consists of an elaborate layer of vertical supports. The way diffuse light penetrates the dense system of beams casts gentle shadows that resemble being under a tree without it is foliage. Built from timber the composition distinctively stands out from the purity of the white room with its materiality. All the elements are covered in hard, thick soot showing in shiny crackles. 

The volume provides a stimulating olfactory experience where the scent of soot blends with the image of well-preserved timber beams. This complex sensual experience concentrates on the conflicting nature of the employed material in different states and how these parts make up a new and coherent system. Ultimately the room commemorates those who fell and gives recognition to those who emerged on the way to freedom.