IKONICITY by Federico Babina

Colorful University Captured by Ludwig Favre 

Exposure

In the words of the artist Antony Gormley:

My concept of how sculpture works in the landscape is that it is a still point in a moving world. The whole idea of EXPOSURE is that this work, made at a particular time, rooted to ground, reacts over time to the changing environment. One of the known environmental changes that is happening is the rising of the sea level through global warming. It is critical to me that at the time of its making this work reacts with the viewer, the walking viewer, on the top of the polder and that the surface that the viewer stands on is the surface that the work stands on. The work cannot have a plinth. Over time, should the rising of the sea level mean that there has to be a rising of the dike, this means that there should be a progressive burying of the work.

Previously on ARCHatlas:

Flare II

Room

Event Horizon Hong Kong

Kivik Art Centre

Antony Gormley

PANELÁK

The project «UNFORGOTTEN HERITAGE» by IDDQD Studio means to spotlight some of the extraordinary architectural masterpieces of all time that are unfairly forgotten by the media today.

The first structure highlighted in this series is the Saint John’s Abbey Church by Marcel Breuer. Constructed in Minnesota 1961 this church became a milestone in the evolution of the Catholic Church architecture in the United States.

Images and video via IDDQD Studio

If you want to learn more about Marcel Breuer and his works visit his website. Below an image of how Saint John’s Abbey Church looks today.