Subject

Odyssey

 

Objective

A route through the campus, with the journey of the mythical figure Odysseus as a theme

 

Location

Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)

 

Year

2011

Odyssey Gems from the TU/e sea
During the course we have got the opportunity participate in a special event that celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Eindhoven University of Technology: the TU Odyssey. It was a route trough the campus, with the journey of the mythical figure Odysseus as a theme with special performances and art with a finale in the faculty building of Architecture, Building and Planning, which we were asked to design for. We transformed two spaces in the faculty building into atmospheres in which Odysseus arrived when he came home from a ten year long journey. This design did not try to recreate a classical palace which he came home to, but a more surrealistic state of mind Odysseus would be into. As he could not believe he was back home again.
read online article