Working in and responding to architecture is a leitmotif in the art of Markus Draper (b.
Gorlitz 1969 lives and works in Berlin). Opened destabilized and lacerated walls are a
discomforting sight associating the precarious outer bounds of the body and the soul. The art
and construction project Draper realized for the Canton of Berne in a new building to house
parts of the University of Berne similarly called fixed boundaries in question. The
considerable influence psychological perspectives o architecture have long exercised on
Draper's art becomes more fully evident with a comparative look at earlier works. With
contributions by Beatriz Colomina and Martin Germann.
