Abri n°177 | gaëtan Kohler
Improbable parasite Paris / France / 2008
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Material
Umbrellas, aluminium, wood, kevlar
Dimension
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.4 m (closed)
4.1 x 4.1 x 4.1 m (open)
Content
Huge assemblage of umbrellas, wood sticks, wires, and filets. Mixed structure taking its source from a machine, an ephemeral installation, a shelter.
“(…)Enclosed / confined within this strange sea urchin-umbrella, diverting casual objects , the user
is expressing his needs, his view to the world, his spontaneous sensibility.(…)”
Competition
- 36 shelters competition, september 2007
- Prize winner of the Festival des Architectures Vives, Montpellier, june 2008
Exhibition
- Festival des Architectures Vives, Montpellier, june 2008
- Plein Feux, at the Manufacture des Oeillets, Ivry-sur-Seine, september 2008
- Urbanités, Filles du Calvaire gallery, Paris, october 2008
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Material Umbrellas, aluminium, wood, kevlar Dimension 3.4 x 3.4 x 3.4 m (closed) 4.1 x 4.1 x 4.1 m (open) Content Huge assemblage of umbrellas, wood sticks, wires, and filets. Mixed structure taking its source from a machine, an ephemeral installation, a shelter. “(…)Enclosed / confined within this strange sea urchin-umbrella, diverting casual objects , the user is expressing his needs, his view to the world, his spontaneous sensibility.(…)” Competition - 36 shelters competition, september 2007...
- Year 2008
- Work started in 2007
- Work finished in 2008
- Status Completed works
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