Emiel Dekker
The Garden Which is the Nearest to God
The celebrated Japanese artist Taturo Atzu (formerly Tatzu Nishi) is known for its spectacular but most alienating projects. After New York and Singapore this summer Amsterdam's turn. From June to September 2015 he realized a temporary platform on the roof of the Oude Kerk (Old Church). It offers visitors a unique view of the Red Light District. At the same time he opens an architectural domain where the public normally has no visibility.
Taturo Atzu's temporary plateau was externally accessible via a scaffold structure. Even the climb up was really an experience. Once there you had a unique view of the intricate grid of the old city center of Amsterdam. Another surprise was the confrontation with the impressive slate roof landscape that was not previously seen as close. With its two massive peaks, the roof of the Old Church is one of the largest roof areas of Europe.
Huyskamer Amsterdam
The Garden Which is the Nearest to God refers not only to the classical image of the church as a meeting place. This project also included the gradual adjustment from religious to cultural location. The fact is that the Ancient Church traditionally nicknamed "huys chamber of Amsterdam 'carries. this title is undoubtedly a source of inspiration for Taturo Atzu. After their hallucinogenic climb up the visitors entered an airy living room. Here they came face to face with the angel-shaped weather vane. A bit further, around the so-called storm washers, they could take part in a conversation pit, with their noses on top of the clock. It was an experience that calls into question the actual significance of the monument and the tension exposes between public and private space.
About Taturo Atzu
The Japanese Taturo Atzu (Nagoya, 1960), whose work on this scale has never before been exhibited in the Netherlands, is also known under the names Tatzu Nishi, Tazu Rous, Tazro Niscino, Tatzu Oozu and Tatsurou Bashi. His spectacular projects testify to a long fascination with opposites meet. Typically Atzu by definition temporary settings, with the intimacy of home or hotel rooms, around public and often national monuments. By creating such widespread astonishment Taturo Atzu represents the relationship between society and the individual in question. In his work he explores the personal relationship of ordinary people to the Great Story of history
Taken by: Emiel Dekker (emield.myportfolio.com/)
The Garden Which is the Nearest to God
The celebrated Japanese artist Taturo Atzu (formerly Tatzu Nishi) is known for its spectacular but most alienating projects. After New York and Singapore this summer Amsterdam's turn. From June to September 2015 he realized a temporary platform on the roof of the Oude Kerk (Old Church). It offers visitors a unique view of the Red Light District. At the same time he opens an architectural domain where the public normally has no visibility.
Taturo Atzu's temporary plateau was externally accessible via a scaffold structure. Even the climb up was really an experience. Once there you had a unique view of the intricate grid of the old city center of Amsterdam. Another surprise was the confrontation with the impressive slate roof landscape that was not previously seen as close. With its two massive peaks, the roof of the Old Church is one of the largest roof areas of Europe.
Huyskamer Amsterdam
The Garden Which is the Nearest to God refers not only to the classical image of the church as a meeting place. This project also included the gradual adjustment from religious to cultural location. The fact is that the Ancient Church traditionally nicknamed "huys chamber of Amsterdam 'carries. this title is undoubtedly a source of inspiration for Taturo Atzu. After their hallucinogenic climb up the visitors entered an airy living room. Here they came face to face with the angel-shaped weather vane. A bit further, around the so-called storm washers, they could take part in a conversation pit, with their noses on top of the clock. It was an experience that calls into question the actual significance of the monument and the tension exposes between public and private space.
About Taturo Atzu
The Japanese Taturo Atzu (Nagoya, 1960), whose work on this scale has never before been exhibited in the Netherlands, is also known under the names Tatzu Nishi, Tazu Rous, Tazro Niscino, Tatzu Oozu and Tatsurou Bashi. His spectacular projects testify to a long fascination with opposites meet. Typically Atzu by definition temporary settings, with the intimacy of home or hotel rooms, around public and often national monuments. By creating such widespread astonishment Taturo Atzu represents the relationship between society and the individual in question. In his work he explores the personal relationship of ordinary people to the Great Story of history
Taken by: Emiel Dekker (emield.myportfolio.com/)