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MOS: instant untitled
'instant untitled' by MOS
all images courtesy MOS
as part of venice biennale's architecture exhibition this year, the U.S. pavilion will showcase
the work of seven architects and collectives who act independently as forces for social change.
curated by michael rooks of the high museum of art and jonathan solomon of 306090 -
workshopping: an american model for architectural practice consists of ground breaking projects.
'instant untitled' by MOS architects is a site specific installation for the courtyard of the pavilion.
the project is a suspended cluster of mylar weather balloons filled with helium, forming a canopy
that will shade the crowd, at the same time signifying the outdoors.
model of 'instant untitled'
MOS writes about their project:
if you've seen the structure, i'm sure you're wondering, 'why is it made out of helium
balloons, why does it make a canopy, why is there seating, etc... is it referencing other
projects? is it analogical? is it utopian? is it micro-? is it urban? is it domestic, what is it?
is this even architecture?' (unfortunately, we can't answer that last question. this type of
project is like diet-architecture, a copy without the calories. it's got a sort of bitter aftertaste
that you might grow accustomed to, or you might not. that's ok. we like fake architecture.)
we've been wondering, what kind of architecture would haruki murakami make? well, when
we finally write our text we would definitely tell you that it does, indeed, mean something
and it does reference things, but why would you really want to know all of that anyway?
do you really think it would make it better? I mean, what about just enjoying this weird
artifice, this fake social space? hey, it wiggles. look at this strange alternate environment
made of reflections and repetitions. enjoy the visual noise. have you ever seen N.A.S.A.'s echo
project? google it. what can we say, we just love the aesthetics of radar reflectors and inflated
satellites. they are of another reality. seriously, even if we wanted to fully explain it to you at
this very moment, we couldn't. even though we're trying not to be, we're only human. also,
they need this text before we've finished the design. did we mention that we are working with
the son of andy warhol's 'silver clouds' fabricator? we're very excited about this. he lives
in duluth.
strap study model, one of a series of models to study the system of tie down straps for 'instant untitled'
rendering of 'instant untitled'
the balloon inflated
testing 'instant untitled'
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