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Published in: Exhibitions, Art By Stefania Vourazeri, 05
April 2012
WHITE is a spatial and interactive gallery installation
reminiscent of relational art. It is an exhibition space, a meeting point, a
‘common room’ within a gallery and it is designed by Studio 400, a
five-year-old architectural design studio at California Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obispo.
The installation was conceived, designed and created by
Studio 400 so that the students could showcase their research books. 'We wanted
to create a continuous surface that would bring spatial interest and social
interaction to the gallery. The woven installation is a solution to providing
students and faculty with a setting in order not only to read about our
projects, but also to enjoy the space,' say the Studio 400 team.
The viewer has the chance to take part in the installation
and become part of it. WHITE has been constructed to be temporarily inhabited
by the people who come to visit. The white space is calming, inviting and
playful and it becomes a hub where people can explore the different books and
enjoy them in a space made exclusively for them. 80,000 square feet of plastic
sheeting have been sliced, loomed, woven, stapled, taped and tied to provide a
climbable and malleable surface in the 4,500 square feet gallery space. Some bespoke book slipcases are scattered
around this space, along with all the different research books. These laser-cut,
clear acrylic panels, aka the bookcases, serve as the hanging elements that
would be the interface between the installation and the user. This is very
smart way of showcasing the books, as the visitors are invited to step in,
crawl, climb and sit down and read the books.
It is like a library space, which is interactive, non-static
and fun. The installation was completed collaboratively over a five-day period
after the students had conducted considerable research and brainstorming in
order to find the most suitable materials and put all the components of this
piece together.
sources:
Studio 400
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