Horror Vacui
Video, 20 min, 2013
Horror Vacui is inspired by an interest in the atmosphere of derelict, empty spaces and abandoned buildings in Riga, and the further associations and narratives entwined around them. Deriving from the concept of horror vacui – the fear of emptiness (void) and therefore the urge to fill it – Janin Walter has developed a narrative video-collage, incorporating her experiences with these unoccupied spaces and the traces from the past found in them.
Artist's Bio:
Janin Walter is a Berlin-based artist who deals with urban phenomena in her artworks. With her background of architecture, urban design and space strategies, she is able to focus on urban dynamics such as architectural characteristics, the appropriation of public space or market-driven urban situations in different countries. Currently she is teaching at the Technical Universityof Berlin, in the Department of Fine Art at the Institute for Architecture, and is also guest professor at the RISEBA in Riga.