"DMDD" is a teaching and artistic research project developed at the Department of Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna by Otto Krause and Jasmin Hammer.It is structured in several phases and uses the inventory of clothing as a method to explore materiality, identity, and consumption. A key strength is its interdisciplinary and experimental approach, which combines documentation, visual analysis, and performative practice while promoting self-organized and peer-based learning.
The first phase (2020–2021) focused on documenting students’ wardrobes, resulting in a 900-page book combining scientific documentation and artistic reflection. In 2022, the project expanded into a public exhibition at Exhibit Eschenbachgasse, featuring participatory “inventory conversations.”
Since 2024, the project has developed internationally through a Blended Intensive Programme with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and the Estonian Academy of Arts, culminating in a public performance at Prospekthof. The development has been strongly supported by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna through funding and infrastructure. The next phase (2027) will continue in Antwerp with additional partners, including Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Project leaders: Otto Krause, Jasmin Hammer / Scenography department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna

Participating Universities: Costume Design department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Fashion Design department of the Estonian Academy of Fine Arts Tallin, Fashion and Testile Design department of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Scenography department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna

Book
Dal Bello, A., Kaļiņins, A., Gamel, D., Hammer, J., Nakama, K.,  Schroeder, L., Le Mindu, L.,  Kötz, L., Seper, M., Krause, O., Lindgren, S. Die Menge Der Dinge Einer Bestimmten Art: Garderobeninventar. Vienna: Academy of Fine Arts, 2021.

Exhibition
Exhibit Eschenbachgasse, Vienna, 24 November - 7 December 2022

Performance
Prospekthof, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, 19 October 2024

Support
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, BIP Erasmus+

Photo: Jasmin Hammer, Otto Krause, eSeL.at - Lorenz Seidler & Joanna Pianka, Yulia Timoshkina, Mara Chavez