Konstantin Grcic | Transformers

‘Transformers’ is the show’s title though these objects do not transform. The reference is not the science fiction movie. Transformers are not robots. Here, Transformers are subversive modules, catalysts. They don’t comply. They break with a solution or elegant answer. They go against the grain. Their material solutions are fixed, but viewing transforms them. What do they intend to do with your space? These typologies are social invaders. They fit but don’t fit. Mostly friendly extraterrestrials, they refuse to blend in and in addition, offer a mysterious service to your decor.

Transformers are declinations of two readymade, incredible materials: light and aluminum. The invention of Alufix set the standard for the car industry. They look like silver legos. Originally, placed alongside the production line of a car, they are built as precise measurement jigs for a car’s body panels, creating a negative around the positive of a new vehicle. These Transformers flip the Alufix’s function, the material becomes a main character. These Transformers act as jigs for the body panel of your life. Functionally, they seem to be black and white, anodized aluminum lamps and a table, markers of sleek design. In practice, they hold up the invisible relations of your social space. A frozen Tetris game blocks itself into an environment near you, giving the intangible atmosphere a shape, and an innuendo gains form.