This video work engages with an abandoned structure in the city of Gelsenkirchen, focusing on the significations of space during a period of in-betweenness. I am particularly interested in the reciprocal relationship between the decaying architectural body and its transient occupants, and I ponder the attributes of each that forge this connection. I reflect on the process through which a building, divested of its normative identity, transforms into a malleable site that hosts and reflects individual subjectivities. Central to this video exploration is the concept of abjection, providing a lens to look at architectural decline, liminal states, and the kinaesthetic interaction of human and spatial bodies.

Adeola Olagunju © 2019