DAS WEISSE HAUS

Vienna’s 7th district Neubau has more and more become an extremely popular residential area, which means that abandoned places are more and more used up. Neubau does not lack shops or cafés, but it falls short of open and green space. In this neighbourhood lies Das weiße Haus („The White House“), a small but select spot that was once the residence of a homonymous art society , which has moved to the inner city. The modest building in Westbahnstraße has always incorporated a few apartments, yet soon it will be transformed into a bigger dwelling house. The construction and the architecture firm are already in the starting blocks to brush up and augment the number of lodgings. This might happen at any time anywhere else too. Nontheless we are happy that Elfin Saddle have memoralized the spot with their beautfiul session and thus helped us creating an atmospheric, lasting portrait of Das weiße Haus as it was.


das weisse haus - location pic

Recent Session(s) at this location

  • Elfin Saddle
    Wurld is an experimental short film telling the story of human advancement that takes place on an outdoor garden plot. The creators of this small conflated world out of soil, plants and found materials are Emi Honda and Jordan McKenzie, who are – apart from drawings and visual, installation and video art – also making music. Together they formed the band Elfin Saddle (the name of their favorite wild mushroom) that has been joined by Nathan Gag...
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    January 22nd, 2010 - (5 Comments)