As part of her residency at Ebenböckhaus, Brazilian artist Julia Retz gives a guest lecture to Klasse Wermers at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, discussing the reimagining of the roles of furniture and architecture in shaping inclusive spaces.

This perspective plays a central role in Retz’s work, which sees architecture as extending beyond physical structures to embody historical and political narratives that influence how we interact with spaces. Through installations in both public and private settings, Retz challenges traditional roles of architectural elements and explores their embedded power dynamics through the use of flexible materials like rubber, which contrasts with the rigidity of conventional architectural forms.