Karoline Engel - installation

installation

2025-07 I photo: karoline engel

Überlagerung
Exhibition concept
Masterthesis

6th semester M.Sc
Summer semester 2025

Leibniz University Hanover
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape
Chair for Regional Building and Urban Planning
Institute of Urban Design and Planning
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Jörg Schröder
Riccarda Cappeller MSc MA

The thesis is presented as a spatial installation that translates the conceptual steps into an immersive, physical experience. Hanging translucent textiles, fold-out plans, drawings, and interactive elements allow visitors to move through layers of memory, transformation, and appropriation. The exhibition stages the idea of Überlagerung not only as a theoretical framework, but as a spatial practice – making the complexity of history and the potential of vacant spaces both visible and tangible.

installation concept

The exhibition unfolds as a layered narrative: outer panels with images and quotes represent exploration and first impressions, while the path inward reveals deeper analysis and conceptual ideas. At the center, interactive formats invite visitors to actively engage with the content.