Workshop
The Making Of: Archival Crates with the Ambiguous Standards Institute
Organized by Anna-Maria Meister and the Lise Meitner Group ‘Coded Objects’ within the framework of the ‘Coded Objects’ Artistic Archival Residency, the first such residency in collaboration with the saai | Archive for Architecture and Engineering, KIT Karlsruhe, and the KHI Historical Archive
An archival crate of tea cups by the Ambiguous Standards Institute (ASI) during the symposium “Coded. A Somewhat Emotional State” at the KHI Florence, November 2025. Photo: Leonardo Bocci
On 7 July 2026, Cansu Cürgen and Avşar Gürpınar will present their artistic practice and methodology of assembling archival crates filled with collected objects in the Lise Meitner Group's series "The Making Of". This presentation will be part of the newly launched “Coded Objects” artistic archival residency at the KHI Historical Archive (KHIA) in Florence and the saai | Archive for Architecture and Engineering, KIT Karlsruhe. In this first artistic residency in both archives, the artists will further develop the research and practice of their Ambiguous Standards Institute (ASI), a semi-fictional art and design platform that investigates culturally embedded categories through objects. From tea glasses to travel adapters, power sockets, kitchen utensils, and LED timers, ASI assembles everyday objects to reveal the often invisible systems shaping sensory, cultural, and social life. More information will follow soon.
07 July 2026
Florence
Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max-Planck-Institut
Via dei Servi 51
50122 Firenze
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