SKULLSPLITTER

SKULLSPLITTER is a series of three books. The form is closely related to that of the chamber play.

The work has its origins in a research project on the metabolist architecture of Japan in 2015 and on shopping malls in Tokyo and in Asahikawa on Hokkaido in 2018. For half a year, the buildings of Kisho Kurokawa were studied, specifically the Nakagin Capsule Tower from 1973, one of the last examples of this modular architecture. 

The text is based on field notes, biographical episodes, and dream logs from a variety of sources. 

In three archetypal spatial situations, protagonists are led through inner perceptions of architecture until they can no longer see themselves as separate from the building. Time, language and the body image in space are pushed to the limit of collapse.

 The three projects are grouped together in a cycle. Each work consists of a book, a radio play and a music production. The work is conceived both for an audiovisual presentation in space and as an edition in the form of a book box.



Dilemmas Accumulate
Digitalvideo on Sony Cube Monitor, 25min