06 – Daniel Rossa »Metatecture«

The site-specific intervention enables the building to reflect on its own means of architectural construction through dreamlike sequences. Using the façade’s grid structure as both subject and instrument, immersion is deliberately disrupted to expose the tools, layers, and artificial nature of the staging itself. “Metatecture” derives from a term in literature, called Metafiction — a form of fiction that emphasizes its own narrative structure in a way that inherently reminds the audience that they are reading a fictional work. By deliberately breaking with narration and dramaturgy through the interplay of descriptive, minimalist imagery and exaggeration in distortion, shape, and colour, a cut-up technique is applied to regularly remind viewers of the tools of creation and to interrupt established immersion. The resulting imagery resembles fragmented, dreamlike sequences referencing the overarching artistic approach and its imaginary question: What if a house could dream?

Daniel Rossa is a German new media artist whose work blurs the line between digital and physical realms, creating immersive experiences that reimagine our interaction with urban spaces. Educated at the Bauhaus University Weimar, his interdisciplinary approach blends art, craft, and technology to transform static architectural structures. His acclaimed work “555 Kubik” at Hamburg’s Gallery of Contemporary Art asked, What if a house could dream? Using 3D visualization and optical illusion, he transformed the museum’s façade into a self-reflective entity. Rossa’s work has been exhibited in prestigious spaces such as the Sydney Opera House, the Saatchi Gallery in London, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, earning international recognition, including the Cannes Design Lions and German Lighting Design Award.

Sound composition: iona w. (DE)