concept sketch of the long drop for experimentadesign 09

the long drop by studio glithero, is a work in progress and is being shown as part of the
lapse in time exhibition at experimentadesign lisboa 09. it consists of a concrete table cast
in a wooden pouring chute shaped like a roller coaster. standing on a ladder, buckets of liquid
concrete are poured down from the uppermost part of the chute until it has set into a
rock-hard state. once the wooden mould is filled, the chute is dismantled leaving a table
that is forever married to its pouring channel spiraling up into the air. lazy tongues of concrete,
drips and spills are frozen, precarious and organic, informed by the moment in which
they happened.

the idea behind the long drop arose while studio glithero was looking for a way in which to
capture the actual moment of creation within an object itself. they wanted to develop the notion
of a table that would constantly be connected to the point in which it was derived.


the wooden chute before assembly


close-up of the wooden chute's parts


the supporting stand for the chute prior to assembly


various measurements


the wooden chute assembled


the concrete fluid is combined by an electrical mixer


experimenting with colors to be used for the table


concrete casts of the chute


the long drop before pouring began


view of the long spiral drop


view up the wooden chute


sarah pouring the first round of concrete down the chute


pouring continues


tim and sarah mixing concrete


the concrete setting


second layer of concrete poured


a detail of the layers drying


the long drop completed
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the used chute and concrete mixing buckets
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the precarious drips from pouring the concrete down the chute
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a detail of the big tongues which are formed indicating the various layers of concrete that have been poured
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sarah van gameren of studio glithero
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tim simpson of studio glithero
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