This installation is composed of 16 stone blocks, arranged by architect and artist Laura Stargala (b. Aachen, 1993). The title, A Room of Stone
Fragments, refers to the shifting states of materials to question their origins, composition, and return.

The use of limestone is present in the architecture surrounding the installation. The Charterhouse, built in the 15th century, was constructed using limestone from a vein of the same terrain. The weathered facade and carved steps demonstrate the material’s changing composition as is is exposed to the elements throughout time.

Etched into the surface of each limestone block are marks from its journey out of the ground as well as symbols carved by human hands. These evoke associations and invite reflections on the architectural condition, moving in and out of states of human intention, from emenation to decomposition.

Stargala’s practice, Of Here, investigates how architectural processes can be physical and hyper-proximal, in order to remain engaged with the land and its entanglements. Through vernacular research, site analysis, material experimentation, and design, the practice recognises and responds to these interdependencies. The studio views contemporary architecture not only as a construction for shelter, but also as a set of values which demonstrate our relationship to other living beings, ecologies and finite resources.