Speedism is the duo Julian Friedauer, Germany, and Pieterjan Ginckels, Belgium. They work in the fields of architecture, architectural theory, visual arts, visual theory, urban tactics, imagineering, visual arts and scriptwriting. As visual artists and architects, and starting from these backgrounds Speedism develops a visual universe, theoretical landscapes, denkräume, narratives and scenarios. In the work, Speedism brings together very diverse fields of influence, ranging from wikipedia, mythology, urban theory, geo- political analysis, technical restrictions, music, and so on. The result of this input, through a process best described in the SPEEDISM MANIFEST, is usually a digital image, started from scratch. Speedism presents the images in lecture-performances, as prints installed in and scaled for a specific spatial context, or they build a context around them – a three-dimensional addition to the image.

Speedism has been invited to speak at Hfg Karlsruhe, the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam and MAD architects Beijing. They played a central role in the group exhibition ‘Across the Borders’ at Ludwig Forum Aachen; they work- shopped in Haus der Kunst Munich with North-Korean chief architects. They were commissioned a series of drawings for 'YANG' magazine as well as for the 'Berlage Institute's Report on Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape HUNCH', and the Paris based quarterly 'Face b / architecture from the other side'.
Speedism was awarded the Honorable Mention in the White House Redux competition by Storefront for Art and Architecture, NY. In 2008, they resided at TIM/LAB (Theatre in Motion) in Beijing, China and contributed to recent issues of 'Urban China' magazine, Beijing, and 'MONU' magazine, Rotterdam. ArtHub Asia invited Speedism for another work period in China, and for the presentation of the resulting animation film "Iahgnahs Onhcet" at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography and at the Bangkok World Film Festival. In the meantime Speedism's work is on display at 'Insiders: Experience, practices, know-how', as part of 'Evento', the Biennale for Art and Architecture of Arc en Rêve and CNAP, Bordeaux. Look out for Speedism's participation in 'Double Infinity', a show curated by the Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven and Arthub Asia, opening at the Dutch Culture Center in Shanghai during World Expo 2010!

Downloads
The Speedism Manifest | pdf
Speedism Reader 1.1 | pdf