FADING BORDERS
Fading Borders is a curatorial project powered by Poster Architects that brings into light the complex relationship of Migration and the City by presenting two in-depth studies: Away by Teleleu – a journalistic survey of the lives of Romanian migrants within various local European communities; and Shrinking Cities in Romania by IDEILAGRAM – an extensive research on the various forms of decline of Romanian cities, targeting a constructive understanding of the urban shrinkage as a vector for modernization and innovation, re-use, alternative resources, artistic creation, and revaluation of interpersonal relationships.
The research is presented in the Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021. In this context, Shrinking Cities in Romania focuses more on the porous margins between the realities mirrored by the two participating projects, the ones that left and what is left behind, updating the research to the pandemic condition, and addresses these complex and interdisciplinary issues more directly to the profession.
TIMELINE
2020 - research
2021 - project is presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Commissioner:
Attila Kim
Curators, Architects:
POSTER: Ștefan Simion, Irina Meliță, Cristi Bădescu, Ștefania Hîrleață, Radu Tîrcă
Research projects:
IDEILAGRAM/Shrinking Cities in Romania: Ilinca Păun Constantinescu, Tudor Constantinescu, Iulia Păun, Alexandru Păun, Gabriela Belcineanu, Laura Popa-Florea
TELELEU/Away: Elena Stancu, Cosmin Bumbuț
MAZZOCCHIOO Journal/How Will Migration Change Architecture and the City: Ștefan Simion, Irina Meliță, Radu Tîrcă, Cristian Bădescu, Ștefania Hîrleață
Multimedia & Communication Design:
RIZI: Alina Rizescu, Bogdan Ștefănescu; Constantin Barbu
Communication:
„Dăescu Bortun Olteanu”: Andrei Borțun, Ana-Maria Chiriachiez, Maria Besnea, Simona Tatu
Contributions by (Shrinking Cities Project):
Vera Marin; Bogdan Iancu; Ștefania Hîrleață, Radu Tîrcă, Irina Leca (Studio Govora); Răzvan Delcea (Turnu Măgurele); Cristian Stefănescu, a-works (B-LAB); Oana Chirilă, Cristina Apostol, Răzvan Popescu (Herculane Project); Mihai Danciu, Cristina Sucală, Dragoș Dascălu (Planeta Petrila).