“Updated/3 Spaces in one“ for Dornbracht is a re-interpretation of the bathroom which is futuristic and poetic. Her concept functions as a large-format, walk-in installation covering three rooms whose different areas radiate an invigorating, beneficial and relaxing effect. matali crasset does not exclusively interpret the bathroom as a place for bodily cleanliness, but rather as a room which offers refreshment and regeneration.

The first of the three rooms – „Energizer“ – is a room which is flooded with light and invites visitors to submerge themselves in the experience. It is an almost primitive feeling which also seems like preparation for a space-walk. There is a metallic structure supported by an inflatable cocoon: transparent on the outside and bright yellow on the inside. The visitor enters this world and absorbs a day’s dose of light and energy. In this installation, Matali Crasset is interpreting light as a source of well-being.

With „Phytolab“, she is presenting us with a room which is dedicated entirely to bathing. Inside, it seems as though you are taking a bath in a glasshouse. Surrounded by a jungle of luscious green plants, we gradually realise the value of their therapeutic and cosmetic properties: as tea, as a medicinal plant extract, as an inhalation. The plants grow well in the hothouse humidity. Between bonsai cultures and our daily exercises, an intimate relationship is created between us and the plant world – so that they give us their beneficial effect in return.

The third room is called „Green Sofa“, a room which is devoted to relaxation. It also introduces another, entirely different approach to the plant world: a vision of nature transformed by man. Here, the useful structure of plants is explored. Cutting back plant stems creates an area of calm: living furniture. An atomiser produces gentle, calming air. A trace of chlorophyll and a homage to leisure.