Alma Kahn

Born in Schwechat, Austria in 1983

Biography

I am the daughter of a violent drinker and an anxious mother
I am the daughter of a violent drinker and an anxious mother
Neusserplatz, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus , Vienna , Austria
At age 3, I receive medical attention for the first time after my father’s violence, without my mother protecting me
At age 3, I receive medical attention for the first time after my father’s violence, without my mother protecting me
Währinger Gürtel, Alsergrund , Vienna , Austria
At age 6, I am raped by my father and placed in a children’s home for a year
At age 6, I am raped by my father and placed in a children’s home for a year
Döblinger Hauptstraße , Vienna , Austria
At age 9, I am raped by my sixteen-year-old cousin and my mother brands me a liar and the traitor of the family
At age 9, I am raped by my sixteen-year-old cousin and my mother brands me a liar and the traitor of the family
Praterstern, Leopoldstadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 11, I learn to smoke hash and feel good in the company of outsiders
At age 11, I learn to smoke hash and feel good in the company of outsiders
Innere Stadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 11, my parents send me to a closed psychiatric unit, I fight desperately against it and am given tranquillisers to keep me quiet
At age 11, my parents send me to a closed psychiatric unit, I fight desperately against it and am given tranquillisers to keep me quiet
Baumgartner Höhe, Penzing , Vienna , Austria
At age 13, I survive my first suicide attempt, am disowned by my father and flee from the city together with a friend
At age 13, I survive my first suicide attempt, am disowned by my father and flee from the city together with a friend
Karlsplatz , Vienna , Austria
At age 13, my drug addict friend gives me my first shot of heroin and takes me with her to walk the streets
At age 13, my drug addict friend gives me my first shot of heroin and takes me with her to walk the streets
Gadnergasse, Simmering , Vienna , Austria
At age 13, I am a drug addict, move in with my violent pimp and live in shame
At age 13, I am a drug addict, move in with my violent pimp and live in shame
Arsenalstraße , Vienna , Austria
At age 15, I hope that my divorced mother will take me in and am rejected
At age 15, I hope that my divorced mother will take me in and am rejected
Triester Straße , Graz , Austria
At age 16, I marry my pimp
At age 16, I marry my pimp
Arndtstraße, Meidling , Vienna , Austria
At age 17, I fall in love with a male drug addict, am happy, clean, and become a mother
At age 17, I fall in love with a male drug addict, am happy, clean, and become a mother
Donauinsel, Donaustadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 19, I go back to heroin and prostitution
At age 19, I go back to heroin and prostitution
Arsenalstraße , Vienna , Austria
At age 21, I provide for my lover, who is in jail, and my son, by dealing
At age 21, I provide for my lover, who is in jail, and my son, by dealing
Stephansplatz, Innere Stadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 21, I break off contact with my father
At age 21, I break off contact with my father
Hagengasse, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus , Vienna , Austria
At age 22, I am diagnosed as having cirrhosis of the liver and I break off my first course of treatment
At age 22, I am diagnosed as having cirrhosis of the liver and I break off my first course of treatment
Thaliastraße, Ottakring , Vienna , Austria
At age 23, my boyfriend is released and we escape to Germany because of my court case
At age 23, my boyfriend is released and we escape to Germany because of my court case
B15 , Rosenheim , Germany
At age 23, I am arrested, convicted, and given a long prison sentence
At age 23, I am arrested, convicted, and given a long prison sentence
Landesgerichtsstraße, Josefstadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 23, my boyfriend leaves me
At age 23, my boyfriend leaves me
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten , Vienna , Austria
At age 24, I understand and forgive my mother’s betrayal
At age 24, I understand and forgive my mother’s betrayal
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten , Vienna , Austria
At age 24, I am depressed, deliberately harm myself, and seek help
At age 24, I am depressed, deliberately harm myself, and seek help
Hardtmuthgasse, Favoriten , Vienna , Austria

The conceptual architecture of TBDWBAJ is based on the investigation of various social spaces, isolated space, cultural space, public space and virtual space. Each of these rooms describes a phase of the project and takes on a different perspective.

THE ISOLATED SPACE

THE PUBLIC SPACE

THE CULTURAL SPACE