In
the middle of the Spree, in the middle of the city.
Escape
from the hectic pace of everyday life and spend a few hours on your own island. Longing for adventure and freedom? Let your thoughts drift surrounded
by water away from the mainland.
The island paradise is
a square platform 2x2 meters built on floating containers and equiped with a parasol against sun and rain. While on shore it is public and accessible to
everyone, but it can be conquered as your privat islet. With a pully connected to
both the bank and a floating buoy, one
moves it into the open Spree river.
In the open waters the Islander has a unique urban experience: being in the middle of the city, and yet not part of it. The city’s free space as a shared place.
From
here a picturesque city panorama can be seen: a few tourists steamboats slowly passing by, people enjoying
their walk under the trees.. An idyllic image
far from the comercial development projects.
The glittering surface is
deceptive: much of the access to
the river is being privatized.
But
who owns
the water? What does an island utopia look like?
Could the structures of public space be broken by a collective “Robinsonade”?
Could the structures of public space be broken by a collective “Robinsonade”?