41.415 Plastic straws compose modular set up in Korea
A sea of translucent plastic straws, precisely 41.415 of them, kind A+u laboratory non permanent set up in Busan, South Korea. Designed as a journey construction, modulation The tune, adequately entitled 41,415 straw, reimagates one of the crucial acquainted disposable objects. Organized in a square-diagonal grid, crimson, yellow, orange, white and clear plastic straw turns right into a vibrant, porous quantity, which measures three meters extensive, 2.75 meters excessive and 11.four meters lengthy. Because the spectators transfer round, the set up adjustments in transparency and shade, creating an area expertise from an surprising each day materials.
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A+u laboratory conceives the construction as a nomadic exhibition
On this mission, Korean studio A+U Laboratory investigates the reuse of supplies and modular design by way of a playful system. Every straw, equivalent in size at 25 centimeters, is positioned in acrylic connectors made on command-components lower with the place that enable the complete construction to separate and be transported simply. The set up is totally recyclable, reflecting a fundamental criticism of the ubiquity of the plastic, on the similar time embracing its potential of spatial experimentation.
From a distance, the construction seems as a brilliant area, with density and porosity fluctuating in response to angle and light-weight. Close by, the straws oscillate between orders and chaos, forming a mesh that’s each delicate and monumental. There’s a fixed press and shoot within the set up – between fragility and scale, order and random. The nearer you look, the extra you play along with your notion. As the daylight passes by way of the layers of shade and clear plastic, the construction appears to vary and shine, balancing the symmetry moments with explosions of irregularity. It’s each exact and unpredictable, all concurrently. Designed as a nomadic exhibition, 41,415 straws are designed to activate public areas and to ask new readings of fabric tradition.
The modular piece consists of 41,415 straw
A+U Laboratory reimagates one of the crucial acquainted disposable objects
organized in a sq. grille on the diagonal