Planar landscape phenomena
This installation by Griffin Enright Architects featured at SCI-Arc (12/03 - 2/04) consisted of over 1,000 square feet of sod laid on an hovering armature.
The concept resonates with me on a variety of levels, not the least of which is that it reminds me of a project by Nicolas and me from SCI-Arc where we created a warped landscape plane called the "Berm-Bender" which was lifted and sliced to create openings to the parking structure below... hmmmm... were they on that jury, Nico? ;-)
The ubiquitous lawn is the subject of a heuristic exercise about our cultural relationship to that thin plane of suburban carpet... exploring the tectonic nature of this plane by emphasizing its tissue-like thinness, flexibility, and texture, while commenting on its negative impacts on our larger environment.Link: Griffin Enright Architects
Link: SCI-Arc
A hovering plane, suspended from the ceiling, creates a spatial dialogue between ‘above’ and ‘below’ where pools of water on the gallery floor further reflect light that pierces though perforations in the sod above. The separation of the water below the sod develops an ironic tension and further emphasizes the entropic nature of the installation. The sod will dry and decay over the duration of the exhibit, while the water sits beneath creating reflections of the roots.
really
It is what it is