Maria von Bank

Born in Heimberg, Switzerland in 1962

Biography

I am the unwanted child of my loveless mother
I am the unwanted child of my loveless mother
Teufenerstrasse , Bühler , Switzerland
At age 5, I suffer from my father’s violence, violence imposed by my mother
At age 5, I suffer from my father’s violence, violence imposed by my mother
Herrmoos , Bühler , Switzerland
At age 6, the school confirms my hyperactivity
At age 6, the school confirms my hyperactivity
Im Hölzli , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 7, I suffer from loneliness and start drinking my parents’ alcohol
At age 7, I suffer from loneliness and start drinking my parents’ alcohol
Stofelweid , Teufen , Switzerland
At age 8, my brother is sent to reform school
At age 8, my brother is sent to reform school
Goliathgasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 13, I find comfort with friends and smoke hashish and marihuana with them, and take LSD
At age 13, I find comfort with friends and smoke hashish and marihuana with them, and take LSD
Bohl , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 15, a friend gives me my first shot of morphine
At age 15, a friend gives me my first shot of morphine
Via Gerolamo Porta , Chiasso , Switzerland
At age 15, my parents put me out in the street
At age 15, my parents put me out in the street
Bahnhofplatz , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 16, I shoot heroin and morphine
At age 16, I shoot heroin and morphine
Corso Enrico Pestalozzi , Lugano , Switzerland
At age 17, I start school at the wish of my parents and am expelled because of my drug addiction
At age 17, I start school at the wish of my parents and am expelled because of my drug addiction
Sankt Leonhard-Strasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 19, I also use cocaine, tranquillisers, and medicine
At age 19, I also use cocaine, tranquillisers, and medicine
Bohl , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 21, my mentally retarded son is born
At age 21, my mentally retarded son is born
Spitalstrasse , Herisau , Switzerland
At age 22, I am detained and lose, through my parents’ intervention, the custody of my child
At age 22, I am detained and lose, through my parents’ intervention, the custody of my child
Von Erlachweg , Hindelbank , Switzerland
At age 22, I am in love with a woman, use fewer drugs, and escape from prison
At age 22, I am in love with a woman, use fewer drugs, and escape from prison
Waldheimstrasse , Bern , Switzerland
At age 24, I fall back into polytoxicomaniacal drug abuse and deal hashish to finance my addiction
At age 24, I fall back into polytoxicomaniacal drug abuse and deal hashish to finance my addiction
Langstrasse , Zurich , Switzerland
At age 27, I use no drugs apart from methadone in oder to get two planned children
At age 27, I use no drugs apart from methadone in oder to get two planned children
Rosenbergstrasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 32, I relapse into drug abuse with my boyfriend and have my children placed in a foster home
At age 32, I relapse into drug abuse with my boyfriend and have my children placed in a foster home
Bahnhofplatz , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 38, I live in fatal dependence of a man and of drugs
At age 38, I live in fatal dependence of a man and of drugs
Davidstrasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 40, I am homeless, and live in shelters or on the streets
At age 40, I am homeless, and live in shelters or on the streets
Grünhaldenstrasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 42, my boyfriend forces me into prostitution and I stab him
At age 42, my boyfriend forces me into prostitution and I stab him
Davidstrasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 43, I break down and am committed to a psychiatric hospital
At age 43, I break down and am committed to a psychiatric hospital
Teufener Strasse , St. Gallen , Switzerland
At age 44, I am taken into custody
At age 44, I am taken into custody
Von Erlachweg , Hindelbank , Switzerland
At age 45, I fear dreams that announce my death
At age 45, I fear dreams that announce my death
Von Erlachweg , Hindelbank , Switzerland

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

(no the cultural space spaces)