The End Of Sitting
THE END OF SITTING
Raaaf
ARCHITECTS
Raaaf
DESIGN INSTALLATION
Ronald Rietveld, Erik Rietveld, Arna Mackic
RAAAF STUDIO SUPPORT
Landstra & De Vries, Schaart Adventures, Clemens Karlhuber, Bastiaan Bervoets, Elke Van Waalwijk Van Doorn, David Habets, Mees Van Rijckevorsel, Marius Gottlieb, Janno Martens Production
ANIMATION
Artefactory, Olivier Campagne
VISON SITTING KILLS + THE END OF SITTING
Raaaf, Barbara Visser
TEAM PRODUCTION
Bouwko Landstra, Alko De Vries, Basile Mareé, Boris De Beijer, Chris Bakker, Dino Ruisen, Ellik Bargai, Frits Ham, Hans Jansen, Jasper Van Heyningen, Jolanda Lanslots, Kier Spronk, Koen Van Oort, Koos Schaart, Lika Kortmann, Lucas Van Santvoort, Luuc Sonke, Mark Jooren, Patrick Mulder, Syb Sybesma, Tim Mathijsen, Tomm Velthuis
CLIENT VISION SITTING KILLS
Chief Government Architect Of The Netherlands
PHOTOGRAPHS
Jan Kempenaers, Ricky Rijkenberg
YEAR
2014
LOCATION
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CATEGORY
Temporary Installations, Offices Interiors
Text description provided by architect.
The End of Sitting is an installation at the crossroads of visual art, architecture, philosophy and empirical science.
In our society almost the entirety of our surroundings have been designed for sitting, while evidence from medical research suggests that too much sitting has adverse health effects.
RAAAF [Rietveld Architecture-Art Affordances] and visual artist Barbara Visser have developed a concept wherein the chair and desk are no longer unquestionable starting points.
Instead, the installation’s various affordances solicit visitors to explore different standing positions in an experimental work landscape.
The End of Sitting marks the beginning of an experimental trial phase, exploring the possibilities of radical change for the working environment.
This project is a spatial follow-up of the recently released mute animation 'Sitting Kills' by RAAAF | Barbara Visser, developed for the Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands.
The End of Sitting is a collaboration with Looiersgracht 60 (Soraya Notoadikusumo and Nadine Snijders), a new space for art and science in Amsterdam.
