‘THIS IS WHERE I POST FROM’
18.09.2024 - 21.09.2024
















FOR THEIR FINAL PROJECT, UWE BRUNNER AND DOMINIC SCHWAB, IN COLLABORATION WITH BETTINA KATJA LANGE, REINTERPRET THE MACKEY APARTMENTS AS THE PSEUDO-HEADQUARTERS OF THE REAL ESTATE MEDIA GROUP VAPORS TO EXPLORE THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN LOS ANGELES. INSPIRED BY THE CITY’S COMMERCIAL AESTHETICS AND THE PREVALENCE OF PROP-TECH PLATFORMS, THEY REBRANDED THE PROPERTY THROUGH BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE IS A VAPORS HOT AIR BALLOON HOVERING ABOVE THE PROPERTY’S COURTYARD, DRAWING ATTENTION AS A LANDMARK AND A VISUAL SATIRE OF LA’S ETERNAL ALLURE OF SUNSET SALES. ADDITIONALLY, THE APARTMENT BUILDING FEATURES A PROJECTION OF THEIR LIFE WRITING PROCESS, UNDERTAKEN DURING THEIR RESIDENCY. THIS INTERACTIVE AND SPATIAL JOURNAL, COMPOSED OF EVERYDAY FRAGMENTS, OFFERS A WINDOW INTO THEIR LIVES AND RESEARCH AT THE MACKEY APARTMENTS, EMPHASIZING THE BUILDING’S ROLE AS YET ANOTHER CONTENT HOUSE WITHIN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE OF LOS ANGELES.
LOCATION: VIENNA (AT)
INSTITUTION: ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS VIENNA
SUPPORT: NINA HOFFMANN, NIKLAS GÖSSL
IMAGE CREDITS: DOMINIC SCHWAB, CLARA FICKL