krijn de koning: the museum of gravity

krijn de koning: the museum of gravity



dutch artist krijn de koning created ‘the museum of gravity’ installation for the beaufort biennale located
at the ruins of abbey ten duinen in belgium. de koning’s work skirts the line between art and architecture.
his work primarily consists of architectural interventions installed inside existing buildings or outside like
for ‘the museum of gravity’. the new piece is composed of small rooms and walls constructed within the
old ruins of a dutch abbey. the brightly coloured pieces move through and over the old walls, intersecting
repeatedly. the work creates its own space while modifying the existing one, contrasting the smooth vivid
walls with the rough faded ruins.

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nate db
10.06.09  
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Small detail, this abbey is located in Kokszijde in the south of the belgium coast.
Unfortunatly the bienale Beaufort03 has ended on the 4th of october. I've been there and was very impressed by the coulorfull spaces wich Krijn has created in the abbey ruin.
Rubio   10.06.09
i really like this, trying to figure out if any of it was designed & built with original layout/structure in mind or if its totally different,
tanya telford   10.07.09
I think an installation like this depends a lot on the detail, like how these boxes interact with or frame the ruins (like the teal wall hitting the brick of the ruin). But it's difficult to see if there's a clear focus for the design or purpose for the apertures from the photographs. It'd be good to see an aerial or plan, cause right now it looks somewhat haphazard.
w   10.07.09
That's great. I've really enjoyed these nice pictures.
khashayar   10.10.09

krijn de koning: kunstencentrum Z33, hasselt,

architecture | 01.22.10

the installation by the dutch artist was created for the 2nd triennial of contemporary art, fashion and design in belgium.

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