Building from P
Year: 2017
Status: Part of the collection of Frac Centre Val de Loire, France
Pjotr Kalnyshevsky (1690-1803), chief officer of the Ukraine Cossacks who was exiled to the Solovets Island in the White Sea after having fallen from grace of the Russian Empire. 27 years in exile, 10 years in solitary confinement.
There must have been dreams of Friction, and a feeling of Gratefulness
The gravity and the cross
To be constructed in timber and glass
Building from M
Year: 2017
Status: Part of the collection of Frac Centre Val de Loire, France
Mary Mallon (1869-1938) of Ireland who was sent to quarantine on North Brother Island in the East River after having infected 53 people with typhoid fever through her work as a cook. Confined in two periods 1907-10 and 1925-38, all together 26 years.
There must have been dreams of Normality, and a concern about Surface
The incline and the level
To be constructed in concrete, steel and glass
Building from L
Year: 2017
Status: Part of the collection of Frac Centre Val de Loire, France
Leendert Hasenbosch (1695-1725) of Holland who was set ashore on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean after being revealed as a homosexual. 6 months on the island befor he died from dehydration.
There must have been dreams of Acceptance and a yearning to Surrender
The horizon and the vertical dimension
To be constructed in stainless steel, interior painted white, translucent membrane roof
Building from J
Year: 2017
Status: Part of the collection of Frac Centre Val de Loire, France
Juana Maria (1811-1853) of the Nicoleños who was left on San Nicolas Island in the Pacific Ocean when Franciscan missionaries removed her tribe. 18 years alone on the island.
There must have been dreams of Inclusion and Persistence
Nine rooms and fourteen gardens
To be constructed in concrete and glass
Building from G
Year: 2017
Status: Part of the collection at Frac Centre Val de Loire, France
Grette Aasmundsson (1030-1050) of Iceland who withdrew to Drangey Island in the North Atlantic Ocean after being found guilty of arson. 20 years as an outlaw, the last five on Drangey.
There must have been dreams of Fear and Freedom, and a need to be in Control
The cave and the cardinal directions
To be constructed in welded steel plates, glass and stone
