jurgen mayer h. architects: satellight

'satellight' by jurgen mayer h. architects, marrakech, morocco
satellite dish placed upon the el badi palace
all images courtesy of jurgen mayer h. architects


satellight - higher atlas
marrakech biennale 2012, marrakech, morocco
on now until march 4th, 2012

berlin-based jurgen mayer h. architects have completed 'satellight', an installation which blankets the old district of marrakech
at this year's marrakech biennale in morocco. reminiscent of satellite dishes, disks formed with perforated metal are placed
upon and within landmark buildings including the royal theater and el badi palace. each unit is temporarily held in position
with metal structural supports embedded in concrete. the handcrafted steel forms reflect the sun creating fragmented
streams of light inside historical interiors and from their dispersed locations within the city.

the surface motif is derived from a found arabic numbers data protection pattern, the random yet predictable cuts create
a metaphorical window into the digital world and social media. the series of oversized and displaced pieces fuse arabic numbers,
data protection patterns as found inside envelopes, islamic geometries with the world of communication and interaction.
curated by carson chan and nadim samman, the project joins contributions from a collection of artists in the higher atlas exhibition,
highlighting connections and initiating dialogues with individuals and their immediate environment through site specific art,
architectural, musical and textual interventions.



dish placed upon the roof of the theatre royal



dish placed within the theatre royal



the irregular metal patterns reflect fragmented light



completed dish



detail within the theater royal



detail of metal perforations



completed disk before installation



conceptual images