Behind The Curtain

Within a structural conformity of an urban environment, little traces of personalised space can be discovered. House fronts bear a small, individual canvas that can be accentuated creatively. In particular, windows appear as displays of personal messages to the outside world. They represent extensible barriers and interfaces where objects are 'curated' at the boundary of private and public space. Looking closely at windows, one does not only locate set up mises-en-scène, but one also finds non-intentional gestures hidden in everyday material culture — as, for example, in the variety of curtains. These subtle sign of human presence underline the notion about unique, lively biographies behind steady façades.