Abstract
The House is an "island", situated in Echigo-Tsumari region, housing artists from Hong Kong. The House is there but yet not entirely there. It is a new ground landed on the landscape. It is a sealed capsule travelled a long way from another place. It accommodates artists from elsewhere. The entire residency is a travel. It projects distance and a sense of time.
The House is a “household site”, for the performance of mundane, everyday and ordinary life of the artists. The House is thin, like a flat screen which frames the household activities of the artists as if on a stage. The House is also a “monastery”, where the artists, with full concentration, practise their daily life. The House is a stage of ritual for transcendence, transcending ordinary living into art
The House is lifted, leaving a space for working, exhibiting and gathering underneath. The ground floor is a communal “temple”, an extended courtyard into the interior. The eaves form a low ceiling meditation space for art, and at the same time a social space which connects the artists, environment and the community.
The House is a “household site”, for the performance of mundane, everyday and ordinary life of the artists. The House is thin, like a flat screen which frames the household activities of the artists as if on a stage. The House is also a “monastery”, where the artists, with full concentration, practise their daily life. The House is a stage of ritual for transcendence, transcending ordinary living into art
The House is lifted, leaving a space for working, exhibiting and gathering underneath. The ground floor is a communal “temple”, an extended courtyard into the interior. The eaves form a low ceiling meditation space for art, and at the same time a social space which connects the artists, environment and the community.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | Hong Kong House at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018 - Competition Entry Duration: 1 Jan 2017 → … |
Keywords
- Architecture