Reclamation is a reproduction of the last remaining façade from the
ghost town of Metropolis, USA. The Lincoln School, completed in 1913,
has almost completely crumbled to the ground - only the front entrance
remains as the solitary structure against a wide horizon dusted with
sagebrush. Pockmarked with bullet holes and corroding in the harsh
desert weather, this entrance still stands upright in the shape of an
arch.
The archway is reconstructed at 1:1 scale as a public outdoor
architectural installation in Almere, the Netherlands. A
three-dimensional replica of the decaying Lincoln School is clad with
detailed photographs of the original. The work is a combination of
architecture, photography and sculpture, and is fabricated from
standard outdoor advertising and construction materials. Reclamation
is located on SITE2F7, the last remaining undeveloped plot of land in
Almere's city center.
For more information, see www.pacificreclamationcompany.
Made possible by
the Jan van Eyck Academie
and Museum De Paviljoens
