The Roof we made

This performance took place at the Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries in Groningen in occasion of the experimental perfornmance night event DIHAN #6, in February 2024.

My interest in self-constructions began when, as a kid, I was building tree-houses in the fields around my house. In secondary school a great teacher taught me how to do technical drawings. I guess my hands and eyes led me to studying architecture. Reading Colin Ward’s book “Architettura del dissenso” was a big drift in my path. Whenever I could, I traveled to see how differently people come together through the way they dwell places.

If I ended up making art projects it’s because I'm unsatisfied with how architecture is practiced today. I decided to approach it from artistic and speculative standpoints, with a focus on people’s emancipation.

With the work “The roof we made” I start a research-trajectory that explores the relationship between housing rights, DIY architecture and bottom-up/mutual-aid practices. By doing this, I feel I also revisit bits of my past.

Photos by Antonie Harms and Marinus Augustijn