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Moment of Impact: Construkt 5French designers Marithé + Francois Girbaud continue to build bridges between architecture, design and fashion with CONSTRUKT, their experimental design series curated by Sebastien Agneesens, of Formavision.
Now on view, Construkt 5, "Moment of Impact," features Belgian architect Jeroen de Schrijver who was commissioned to reflect on the "Non Surgical Surgical Lift" technology patented by Marithé + Francois Girbaud for their fall/winter 2006/07 collection.
De Schrijver's installation is an attempt to freeze time to capture moments in the midst of explosion: volcanic eruptions, liquid splashes, the violent contact between two bodies.
The phenomenon of explosion, which most people associate with destruction, is portrayed by the artist as a symbol of creation, synonymous with the birth of a new form.
It is the incarnation of these newly generated shapes that are captured through his sculptures, which are scientifically simulated digitally through multiple layers of data, then physically produced using sophisticated techniques such as laser and water jet cutting.
The sculptures presented at "Moment of Impact" are large-scale cardboard sculptures measuring over 7-feet tall by 10-feet wide, composed of layers of honeycomb cardboard, and a series of small-scale objets d'art using the same layering technique incorporating thin strips of stainless steel, marble and cardboard.
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November 10, 2007 | Viewed 41,308 time(s)
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