‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

'Vogelenzangpark 17bis' by Benjamin Verdonck

Antwerp-based visual artist Benjamin Verdonck has created 'Vogelenzangpark 17bis', a treehouse-like architectural artwork for TRACK art festival in Ghent, Belgium. Unlike most treehouses, this one is not made for the kids, but built at a senior home.

In the context of TRACK, Verdonck continues his research into the strength and function of theatricality in the public space. He appears in Vogelenzang Park, a hidden piece of Ghent on the Blaisantvest, with some social housing and a clubhouse where local senior citizens come together to play cards or shuffleboard. In a large leafy tree Verdonck realised a faithful replica of one of the bungalows in the park, a typical piece of architecture from the fifties. The replica is too small to be accessed as a tree house, but does fill the spectator with a desire to withdraw to a place where he or she feels free and can reflect.

source: TRACK and Benjamin Verdonck (via Inspix)

‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

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