Aluminium foil replicates heritage building facades at Favoriten 2016

Stunning aluminium foil artwork pieces were a central feature of an exhibition by the Manchester Urban Pioneers at this year’s Favoriten Theatre Festival in Dortmund, Germany. The aluminium foil, supplied by European Aluminium Foil Association member Eurofoil, was used to create replicas of heritage building facades by overlaying and embossing the detail onto aluminium foil sheets.

The biennial festival for the performing arts, which took place 23 September to 2 October, also featured art installations, music and dance performances as well as a film and a literary program. This year’s theme was the complex interaction between art and urban society.

The Manchester Urban Pioneers, students from the Manchester School of Architecture and the Manchester School of Art, collaborated with Urbane Künste Ruhr on a project to develop spatial strategies and installations for the Union District of Dortmund. Their work was presented at an exhibition, “Seven Visions of Heritage”. The aluminium foil artefacts, which examined the value of the physical form and heritage within it, were also displayed at various festival locations.

High resolution pictures can be downloaded at www.alufoil.org.