numen/for use swap staircase for an interwoven net pathway
a canyon-like path is carved out from the mesh, where the visitor must slowly swing as they meander along the steep and undulating aisle.
acting as supplementary staircase in the exhibition space at the OK center for contemporary art, ‘net linz’ by croatian-austrian design collective numen/for use is an inhabitable and climbable social sculpture made of intricately interwoven mesh. the nets are suspended from the ceiling and stretched with the weight of sand bags attached to their base. their vertical orientation, reaching towards the height of the room, results in a canyon-like path, where the visitor must slowly swing as they meander along the steep and undulating aisle.
nets suspended from the ceiling act as a climbable aisle
the installation by numen/for use is activated by audience participation, becoming alive and slowly shifting in shape and form as it envelops them in an intricate maze of matter.
visitors must meander through a narrow path of mesh material
the nets take the place of a traditional staircase
gripping the nets as they walk, the visitor actives the social sculpture
participants making their way across the sculpture
hanging in the interlaced material
climbing up the net to the second level
visitors make their way towards the ceiling
a maze of interwoven netting envelops the visitor
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