MAD Architects has shared new images of its recently completed temporary The City of Time installation for the Aranya Theater Festival in China.
The project, which ran from June 12th to June 25th in the seaside resort community, brought together 300 artists and 131 group works under one maze-like design that dissolved after standing on the beach for a period of 300 hours.
Using verse and meter, the firm described its intentions for the installation as follows:
The City of Time,
Dissolves after 300 hours.
Revolving around an axis perpendicular to the sea,
It offers a spiritual roost for creators.
In real cities,
The need for functionality suffocates spiritual spaces.
Building a fanciful city by the sea,
Allows the substance of theatre and art,
To breathe natural life into this space.
Taking flight and transcending reality,
It is a place dedicated to time, human behavior, and nature,
Inspiring contemplation on our relationships with ourselves and the world.
MAD's press announcement continues: "Migratory Birds 300 is perhaps the most romantic, imaginative, and polyphonic of the Aranya Theater Festival programs. As the most widely discussed public art residency project, it unfolds in two venues: Aranya, China, and Regent’s Canal in London, England. The value of Migratory Birds 300 lies not only in the gift of uninterrupted time for creating new work but also in the communal living and work space shared for 300 hours. The residency promotes novel cooperation between previously unacquainted artists, encouraging creators to push the boundaries of their work and complete innovative group works."
Additional photos from the installation can be viewed below.
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very nice.
Given the project is by the sea and on a sand beach, would be cool if the installation/walls were made from some sort of rammed earth/sand. That will slowly dissolve away/back. More likely I imagine it is some sort of (sand) plastered framing...or even just concrete. What do you think of its material/specs, @Orhan?
Apparently even more prosaically per Dezeen "Made from recycled metal panels, the structure contains a series of various differently shaped rooms enclosed by two-metre-high walls. According to the studio, the walls structure will be dismantled after the end of the festival and reused for next year's event."
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