Beat Klein is a German artist and Hendrikje Kühne is a Swiss artist who together made Property during a residency at IMMA in 1998. They were surprised at the interest in house prices in Ireland (which was going through an extraordinary economic boom at the time), and this, coupled with their commitment to socially engaged and accessible art led them to make a city of houses and properties, using card and newsprint, from the property pages of the Irish Times newspaper during the period of their stay.

How to make your own city
1. Cut out images of buildings from old newspapers or magazines that you might have around your home. Have a look around and see what you can find. If you don’t have newspapers or magazines at home then you could always draw buildings with coloured pencils and stick these onto card.

2. Then simply stick the cut-out pictures with glue or tape onto a card board backing (cereal boxes are good).

Watch your own little city unfold.

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