10.6092/issn.2038-3460/17250
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Jan Vormann
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Tecnoscienza – Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies
Dispatchwork (Cover’s Comment)
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Jan Vormann
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Dispatchwork (Cover’s Comment)
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                                                            Cover’s comment

Dispatchwork by Jan Vormann (Germany)

I do not enjoy living in dull and grey cities. Do you? Have you noticed that toys
for kids are generally very shiny and colourful? I wonder why that is, given that
they are to be brought up to live in mostly dull and grey cities as adults. Since I
lived in many of such cities, I am seeking to improve the appearance of public
spaces in different ways, in terms of what I consider improvement. Dispatchwork
aims to seal fissures in broken walls worldwide, completing the material compila-
tion in urban constructing and adding colour to the urban greyscales, by inserting
a very basic construction material: Plastic Construction Bricks (PCBs). In fact,
PCBs are one of the first materials with which we conceive architecture. PCBs are
solid and stiff and shape up perfectly rectangular yet, concerning the essential
structure, they contradict the purpose, given that the repair is just so very tempo-
rary, with the patches crumbling out of the walls in a matter of no time, being
taken or washed away.

Dispatchwork does not defy deterioration. Rather, it aims to emphasize transito-
riness as a chance for the construction and reconstruction of our environ-
ments. Adapting to various cities, the project infiltrates walls of cultural heritage,
historic facades, fortifications and yet many more less spectacular corners as a
colourful repair of shabby walls within our shared spaces.

Dispatchwork contradicts and satirizes the superimposed seriosity of construc-
tions in the cityscape. Within all that rigidity and stiffness there are plenty of
chances for your own creativity. The project also aims to put the focus on
the playful, hands-on aspects of creation in our daily lives, and further, on
the possibilities for participation to construe and design our own reality.

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