before printing, think about the environment
Re:Application was exhibited at post – office, Rotterdam.
The emails contributed to multitude have been printed in A0 and presented in pairs. They were periodically updated.
Emails are the most common communication tool in Architecture practice today, and the words used in such conversations are crucial to interpret dynamics of social importance. Up-scaling them to a preposterous format is a sarcastic take on an otherwise dramatic reality.
Rejection emails are not as common communication tool as hyper ‘real’ renders of some ‘ideal’ condition.On the contrary its a the most common secret of architects that it is about time to start deal with some sarcasm publicly . Only then can architects start grow some collective self respect about our current condition. We take ourselves too seriously…
Definitely! we take ourselves too seriously and also we always dramatize the difficult condition concerning work that our generation is facing.
In addittion, do we have another way/tool, other than sarcasm, in order to deal with the unrespectful cynicism of certain rejection emails?!