Calligraphy Square & surroundings
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.
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Immediate Shelter. 2013
Temporary structure
(on the photo, it is still under construction)
Founded by Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai includes both architects and skilled craftsmen, who design and build projects together. This project involves creating two spaces that are elemental and sensorial, based on the needs of everyday life. They are immediate and spontaneous, built in one day by a small number of people, and they meet basic requirements using limited resources. Fishermen have woven lightweight rope nets out of reflective recycled plastic to create a canopy, a shelter from the sun. Propped up on thin chrome steel supports and tied to the ground, this undulating field of light and shadow provides respite from the intense heat for people passing through the neighbourhood. Informal seating, made from the same woven plastic and lightweight steel, offers a place to gather or rest.
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB11 Guidebook
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.