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CELLA/kamera is an encounter between Alexander Brodsky and Malmaison building, a peculiar exchange between new ideas or old obsessions of the author and the particular space of an edifice which once used to be a detention centre for those who (were thought to be) against the regime. The building puts at the architects/artist's disposal its history and the ex-cells, the never-ending corridors, the cadence of doors and windows, which find their way into the realm of ideas and are transposed, reframed and interpreted in the installation. A sequence of radical spatial situations thus come into being, imposing different types of physical restraints on the spectator and putting into crisis the impression of precarious stability and fragile freedom. Alexander Brodsky is constructing at Malmaison another spatial reality which encapsulates new and old matter, rooms, enclosures – a cell within a cell within a Cella. The created chambers, as enclosed as they are, have a transitory character, one finds himself always looking beyond the space he finds himself in, always trying to surpass the restrictions imposed upon him, always peeking and trying to go ”in Through the Out Door”. This project, like most of the author's explorations and experiments, is yet another way of showing how architecture gives art space. Open 28th June- 30th August 2025, THU-SAT 4-8pm, at /SAC Malmaison (Calea Plevnei, 137C, 2nd floor) ”CELLA/kamera”. Alexander Brodsky @ Malmaison curated by Andreea Mihaela Chircă design by Matei Eugen Stoean assistance A. Brodsky: Kura Brodsky, Maria Brodsky, Vlaadiimir S., Grisha Rakhmilovich setup Atelierele Bogman, SPAZIO A+A organised by Alex Radu and /SAC team This project is supported by the Romanian Order of Architects, from the architectural stamp duty. Partners: Anuala de Arhitectură București 2025, Workspace Studio