‘snow furniture dancing at milwaukee art museum’

as part of the outdoor installation at the milwaukee art museum, designer hongtao zhou has designed a series of furniture ice sculptures that purposely sustain ‘melted’ appearance to remind visitors of the impending global climate change crisis. it is being showcased during the museum’s first green furniture show and green fair for the city.

hongtao zhou: snow furniture dancing at milwaukee art museum

struggling to find snow for the installation due to the unpredictable weather, zhou collected limited amounts from nearby neighbourhood and took advantage of a thin ice cover sitting over lake michigan. slush shaped around a tree branch helped to give a curved shape to the legs of his furniture designs, while the cold wind solidified his new structures.

hongtao zhou: snow furniture dancing at milwaukee art museum

hongtao zhou: snow furniture dancing at milwaukee art museum

this impermanent sculpture installation will be on display until the pieces have melted away.