Rural Rebellion

Christoph Hesse Architects addresses the challenges of rural areas by questioning and reinterpreting traditional structures of villages and landscapes in unconventional ways. Christoph Hesse brings his deep connection to nature and agricultural life to the projects, which are often developed in collaboration with local and international partners, including Xu Tiantian, who gained worldwide recognition for her 'Architectural Acupuncture' approach in rural China. The conversation, moderated by David Basulto, will explore how spatial interventions in rural areas can foster social and ecological connections, driving sustainable transformation. More

This Exhibition Talk is part of the Aedes Theme .

Welcome
Miriam Mlecek_Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin

Dialogue
Xu Tiantian_DnA_Design and Architecture, Beijing
Christoph Hesse_Christoph Hesse Architects, Korbach/Berlin
moderated by David Basulto_Architect, Founder ArchDaily, Berlin

Followed by the opening of the exhibition at 18:30 at Aedes Architecture Forum.

Christoph Hesse Architects, Korbach/Berlin: RURAL REBELLION
Focusing on five central themes – Perspective Changing, Visionary Seeding, Collaborative Growing, Resourceful Pioneering, and Regenerative Harvesting – Rural Rebellion presents a selection of spatial interventions through striking models, large-scale panoramic drawings, films, portrait photos and statements by the 'Rural Rebels'. The exhibition illustrates how the projects create social, environmental and economical focal points, enabling a future-oriented transformation – one that not only improves life in the countryside, but also redefines it as a source of innovation and societal progress.

With its collaborative projects, the team of Christoph Hesse Architects with its international network responds to an increasingly individualised society. Against this backdrop, the projects are regarded as both an impetus for a change in thinking and precise interventions in existing structures. They represent a rebellion against the lack of responsibility of people towards their environment and in favour of more self-efficacy in the community. What therefore stands in the centre of the exhibition at Aedes is a future-oriented change of perspective. More

Exhibition: 26 October 2024 – 24 January 2025
Opening: Friday, 25 October 2024, 18:30
Place: Aedes Architecture Forum, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin
Opening hours:
Mon 13:00 – 17:00
Thur–Fri 11:00 – 18:30
Sun and public holidays 13:00 – 17:00
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 13:00 – 17:00

Image: Turm der Verbundenheit © Thomas Baron

Host or Publisher ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory