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venice architecture biennale 2010 preview: suh architects + do-ho suh
'blue print' by do-ho suh and suh architects for the venice architecture biennale, 2010
all images courtesy of do-ho suh and suh architects
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
'blueprint' is a collaboration project between korean artist do-ho suh and seoul-based practice
suh architects (eulho suh and kyungen kim) for this year's international architecture biennale
in venice, italy. the 12.7m-long installation explores the notion of a home by questioning
the boundaries between where one once was, is, and soon will be.
the art piece features two parts: the first is a 1:1 scale reproduction of the new york townhouse
where do-ho suh currently resides constructed entirely out of translucent nylon fabric.
the hand-stitched recreation is suspended horizontally to hover above the viewer by
a system of wires that run from wall to wall. the second part is a floor piece laid directly
under the former, seemingly employing the role of shadow to the floating building.
made out of CNC-milled high pressure laminate panels, the piece features a composite image
of the artist's original home in korea, the new york townhouse facade, and a typical venetian
villa's facade. the compilation is not merely an overlap of images but a morphing of
the three typologies: the industrial brick facade bears a number of gothic-looking windows
with lancet arches and decorative railings while the bay window is topped with a style
of tiled roof found in traditional korean hanok houses. the result is a physical shadow
of the haunting architectural facade that blurs the line between real and reflection,
art and architecture, and the elements of the past, present, and future.
installation view
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by stefano graziani
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
setting up the wire supports
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
installing the fabric facade
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
putting together the floor piece
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
laying down the laminate panels
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
assembly guide of the fabric facade during construction
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
steaming the nylon fabric
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
doorbell detail
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
photograph by craig murdoch
© do-ho suh, 2010
HPL panels and nylon fabric during testing phase
photograph by eulho suh
© suh architects
detail of nylon fabric during construction
photograph by eulho suh
© suh architects
physical model (white foam core, printed transparency, paper, fishing wire)
photograph by eulho suh
© suh architects
photoshop collage of installation
© suh architects
the facade of the building translated to the ground
© suh architects
© suh architects
3D rendring of composite house
© suh architects
3D scan of building
© suh architects
'untitled' by do-ho suh, 2010
watercolor on paper
© do-ho suh, 2010
'blueprint_1' by kyungen kim, 2010
ink on paper
© suh architects
'blueprint_2' by kyungen kim, 2010
ink on paper
© suh architects
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