My elevator is inspired by an artwork called 'What makes me understand what I know' by Chinese artist He An. The artist has stolen neon signs from the city to create this work that arranges the broken and shiny signs to spell out the names of his father (recently deceased) and favourite Japanese porn star. The artist is fascinated by the contradictions of living in the city in today's world and I felt this related to my mash up about architecture and the contradictions inherent in it. Both art and practical, therefore the elevator is made from these confusing characters, they do not look like an elevator but like an artwork, relating to the way many architects (or starchitects) today create buildings with a signature style (sloping walls, resembling strange organisms..) and often ignore functional considerations.
From perspective 'The Art-Architecture Complex' - Hal Foster
He An 'What makes me understand what I know'
Experimenting with different locations...
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