Showroom (2008)
Showroom furnished a platform for addressing the relationship between art and public space through the framework of a condominium showroom and construction site. The project engaged with urgent themes of contemporary culture, spatial practice, and artistic production through an installation, symposium, and series of public forums including architects, urban planners, artists, housing advocates, curators, and artist run centre curators and administrators Showroom facilitated discussion and analysis between cultural institutions and individuals involved in looking at the impact of urban (re)development in Vancouver and beyond.
Showroom was conceptualized, desiged, and organized by Kristina Lee Podesva and Inge Roecker in collaboration with Michelle Allard, Marianne Bos, Patrick Chan, Paul de Guzman, Vanessa Kwan, Gwenessa Lam, Heidi Nagtegaal, Alex Pensato, Ryan Peter, Jordan Strom
Photos: William Ting
Showroom Entrance
Showroom Dining and View
Showroom Site Office
Showroom Bath
Showroom Lounge