2024-05-02T05:34:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/138701726/george-king-installs-glowing-string-maze-in-former-train-underpass-for-detroit-design-festival GeorgeKingArchitects 2015-10-12T13:30:00-04:00 >2015-10-24T00:01:37-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/qy/qylggqs28yd4ry12.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Lasermaze is an architectural installation formed from three miles of UV wool and over 3000 hand tied knots, suspended from an industrial structure of steel scaffolding and chains. Created for the 2015 Detroit Design Festival, Lasermaze is currently located along the Dequindre Cut, a former railway line in Detroit that has been converted to a greenway and walking track.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/yq/yqnafdfubpx6vy66.jpg"></p><p>Lasermaze&rsquo;s playful structure invites visitors to get lost within a unique, surreal space as they journey towards the centre. The complex geometry of the form combined with the ethereal, semi-transparent nature of the walls adds to the challenge of this spatial puzzle. The dividing walls of the maze are formed from glowing string which creates a physical barrier but not an obviously visible one. Within the maze the layers of string and the barriers they form become almost imperceptible from each other, creating an overwhelming feeling of being lost within a distorted, surreal reality. In addition the unique glowing na...</p>