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totem kiosks by motoelastico + parang
kiwa screen totem kiosks
traditional black korean roof tiles, known as 'kiwa' are used to spell out 'the clue' which is the biennale's theme
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outside this year's gwangju design biennale's main building, motoelastico(marco bruno + simone carena)
and parang have created an installation of totem kiosks. the forms of the kiosks are based off
symbols drawn from korean culture: temples, pagodas etc. the interior structures are made from
metal which are covered with an elastic mesh material, revealing each of the totem designs.
the colorful structures house a design shop, food vendors, information and ticket booths.
detail of the tiles
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two of the totem kiosks house design shops
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detail of the metal and mesh structure
detail
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totem being used as an information booth
three totem modules used a facilities units
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entrance to the gwangju biennale
the YELLOW one is the main sign at the entrance of the biennale [the title is written in both english and korean]: the PINK and the LIGHT BLUE are gift shop: the GREEN is a double decker, info booth at the first level and cafe' on the second next to the flying bamboo forest: the small DARK BLUE, the RED and the YELLOW are tickets booth; the ORANGE is a food stall.
All in form of MISSILE and moon landing MODULES to welcome visitors to the exploration of the Gwangju Design Biennale planet!
art4soul: 'man, god & russian dolls' exhi
a set of russian dolls were used as a canvas for designers to express their ideas, thoughts and views on the subject of 'man and god' and the existential quest.
'one earth, one sun' exhibition
'house of the light' are installed and recorded in 24 different regions in the world and the variation in movement of the sun will projected on 24 different screens mounted on one wall 24 days during the biennale.
'the clue design' exhibition
the exhibition featured three of south east asian designers' chairs made of natural resources from their regions.
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