A grid of 130 living Arbor Vitae trees planted in a large-scale pink, yellow and blue nylon webbing on the Bartholomew County Courthouse Lawn, form this installation by SO-IL.
The nylon webbing, or over-sized hammock is made by hand with nylon webbing – its color is taken from the color palette Alexander Girard developed for the dining chairs at the Miller House.
After the exhibition the Arbor Vitae trees that make up Into the Hedge, selected in partnership with the Miller House and Garden will be permanently replanted, creating a link between the installation’s original architectural inspiration and a contribution to the stewardship of one of Columbus’ seven National Historic Landmarks. An installation to encourage visitors to walk, sit and play on the netting.
Through a partnership with Indianapolis’ People for Urban Progress, the net will go on to become a series of handbags and totes or even beach bags. For the other components of the installation simple off-the-shelf agricultural and construction materials were used to ensure that everything could have a life afterward.
The gabions, mulch, limestone, and stakes that comprise the planters and central pathway will all be recycled into local infrastructure projects. Committed to taking a critical approach to preservation and material use, “Into the Hedge,” temporarily re-organizes the elements of local construction and landscape as well as recognizable modern architecture into a memorable experience and a new landmark.
Other temporary projects by the studio include a performance piece that created air-filtering mesh costumes capable of cleaning air through breathing.
Other temporary projects of the study include a representation for the Chicago Biennale that created costumes with a mesh capable of cleaning the air through breathing, as well as its MINI LIVING-Breathe proposal.
The nylon webbing, or over-sized hammock is made by hand with nylon webbing – its color is taken from the color palette Alexander Girard developed for the dining chairs at the Miller House.
After the exhibition the Arbor Vitae trees that make up Into the Hedge, selected in partnership with the Miller House and Garden will be permanently replanted, creating a link between the installation’s original architectural inspiration and a contribution to the stewardship of one of Columbus’ seven National Historic Landmarks. An installation to encourage visitors to walk, sit and play on the netting.
Through a partnership with Indianapolis’ People for Urban Progress, the net will go on to become a series of handbags and totes or even beach bags. For the other components of the installation simple off-the-shelf agricultural and construction materials were used to ensure that everything could have a life afterward.
The gabions, mulch, limestone, and stakes that comprise the planters and central pathway will all be recycled into local infrastructure projects. Committed to taking a critical approach to preservation and material use, “Into the Hedge,” temporarily re-organizes the elements of local construction and landscape as well as recognizable modern architecture into a memorable experience and a new landmark.
Other temporary projects by the studio include a performance piece that created air-filtering mesh costumes capable of cleaning air through breathing.
Other temporary projects of the study include a representation for the Chicago Biennale that created costumes with a mesh capable of cleaning the air through breathing, as well as its MINI LIVING-Breathe proposal.
> 2013.
