Ingeborg Kleinberg

Born in Wien, Austria in 1980

Biography

I am the second child of my single, underage mother
I am the second child of my single, underage mother
Hammerschmidtgasse, Döbling , Vienna , Austria
At age 6, I am my stepfather’s scapegoat and he starts to abuse me
At age 6, I am my stepfather’s scapegoat and he starts to abuse me
Am Schöpfwerk, Meidling , Vienna , Austria
At age 12, an unsuccessful attempt is made by my brother to report the fact that I am being abused to the police
At age 12, an unsuccessful attempt is made by my brother to report the fact that I am being abused to the police
Josef-Holaubek-Platz, Alsergrund , Vienna , Austria
At age 13, I fall in love with my boyfriend
At age 13, I fall in love with my boyfriend
Alser Straße , Vienna , Austria
At age 13, I hang out with older kids, start smoking hash and drinking alcohol
At age 13, I hang out with older kids, start smoking hash and drinking alcohol
Am Donaupark, Donaustadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 14, I use cocaine and other drugs for the first time
At age 14, I use cocaine and other drugs for the first time
Arthur-Schnitzler-Platz, Neubau , Vienna , Austria
At age 14, I am admitted to hospital and for months am being treated for liver failure
At age 14, I am admitted to hospital and for months am being treated for liver failure
Langobardenstraße, Donaustadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 14, my boyfriend starts using drugs
At age 14, my boyfriend starts using drugs
Donaustadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 16, my mother decides that my child must be aborted
At age 16, my mother decides that my child must be aborted
Fleischmarkt, Innere Stadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 17, my boyfriend kills himself with a pump-action gun
At age 17, my boyfriend kills himself with a pump-action gun
Zippererstraße, Simmering , Vienna , Austria
At age 17, I lose my mother and my faith in life
At age 17, I lose my mother and my faith in life
Großfeldstraße, Floridsdorf , Vienna , Austria
After my boyfriend’s death I try to kill myself in any way I can find, and my grandmother suffers from my misery
After my boyfriend’s death I try to kill myself in any way I can find, and my grandmother suffers from my misery
Brigittenau , Vienna , Austria
At age 17, I have myself put on morphine at the same time as taking methadone illegally
At age 17, I have myself put on morphine at the same time as taking methadone illegally
Gumpendorfer Gürtel, Mariahilf , Vienna , Austria
At age 18, I live in isolation and depression and spend the nights on my lover’s grave
At age 18, I live in isolation and depression and spend the nights on my lover’s grave
Simmeringer Hauptstraße, Simmering , Vienna , Austria
At age 19, I am diagnosed as having cirrhosis of the liver and given treatment
At age 19, I am diagnosed as having cirrhosis of the liver and given treatment
Währinger Gürtel, Alsergrund , Vienna , Austria
At age 20, I am committed to a psychiatric clinic and after two months I try to escape by making fresh suicide attempts
At age 20, I am committed to a psychiatric clinic and after two months I try to escape by making fresh suicide attempts
Währinger Gürtel, Alsergrund , Vienna , Austria
At age 20, I am convicted of a violent offence and given a prison sentence; I refuse the treatment imposed
At age 20, I am convicted of a violent offence and given a prison sentence; I refuse the treatment imposed
Wechselbundesstraße , Schwarzau am Steinfeld , Austria
At age 21, I leave forced treatment, am clean for four months and after a relapse have myself put on methadone
At age 21, I leave forced treatment, am clean for four months and after a relapse have myself put on methadone
Baumgartner Höhe, Penzing , Vienna , Austria
At age 22, I no longer resist getting into a new relationship with a man
At age 22, I no longer resist getting into a new relationship with a man
Siebenbürgerstraße, Donaustadt , Vienna , Austria
At age 24, I am happy with the birth of our daughter, three days later I am put in prison and given psychiatric treatment
At age 24, I am happy with the birth of our daughter, three days later I am put in prison and given psychiatric treatment
Wechselbundesstraße , Schwarzau am Steinfeld , Austria
At age 24, my child has disappeared and I discover that the Child Protection Service has placed her with a foster-mother
At age 24, my child has disappeared and I discover that the Child Protection Service has placed her with a foster-mother
Göllnergasse, Landstraße , Vienna , Austria
At age 27, I hope to put my past and my isolation behind me
At age 27, I hope to put my past and my isolation behind me
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