19 Jan 2011

british land:

Concept

This project aims to question the boundaries between the private and public spaces by means of a night intervention and with the use of lights as a way to draw people in. When analysing the Regent’s Place estate, I found that even in late hours there are always pedestrians on the sidewalks along the site and many people waiting at the bus stops. In spite of that, the site itself seems always to be rather empty and as there is no real separation between the public and private spaces, I began to wonder if that trend could not be reversed. During the day, the situation is quite the opposite. There are people walking to and from work, to the gym and there are even those that use the estate as a shortcut to cross to the other side. Some of its features, like some of the artworks and the landscaping, offer at times a barrier rather than an entry. To counteract this predicament, I am proposing an intervention that can be seen during the day, but that only fully blossoms during the night. The intent of the proposal is to devise a sculptural and/or a performance-based installation that aspires to be a celebration of the pedestrians and passers-by.


11 Jan 2011

Zaha Hadid:

MAXXI Roma

amazing architecture, the best piece of 21st century art is the museum itself.