Transformer

Development project
Developed by Transform (ROM, Rintala Eggertsson Architects and visual artist Vigdis Storsveen)

Transformer is a development project for reclaim of urban scars and leftover sites. The project aims to reverse these negative processes by educating and raising awareness of the ongoing situations, and implement a process where some of these sites can be liberated for public use.

Transformer is a development project for reclaim of urban scars and leftover sites. The project aims to reverse these negative processes by educating and raising awareness of the ongoing situations, and implement a process where some of these sites can be liberated for public use. This process will take place on three levels: a) identifying urban scars and leftover sites by engaging in a dialogue with real estate owners, b) free the sites for temporary public use by establishing a dialogue between land owners and art producers and c) building arenas where children can experience art in public space. 

The event based development project "Transformer", developed by Transform (ROM, Rintala Eggertsson Architects and visual artist Vigdis Storsveen) was first piloted in October, 2012. Later in 2013 the project was fully realized through three parallel projects; "Guitar Machine", "Det trengs det kan du lite på" and "Stasjon 75". The last project connected to Transform was the exhibition "ByEng / City Medow" in 2015. 

Pilot (2012), Transformer. Photo: Dagur Eggertsson og Vigdis Storsveen.

Stasjon 75 (2013), Transformer. Photo: Vigdis Storsveen

ByEng / City Medow (2015), Vigdis Storsveen med Oslo Byrøkt. Photo: ROM