BEYOND FILM. architecture & installations.
MAILCHIMP // EXHIBIT COLUMBUS // IUPUI REDWOOD SALVAGE // Select drawings & models
TRADE SHOW BOOTH // Silver Award Winner for Best Island Booth, Exhibitor Magazine // Fabricated by Hamilton Experiences
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JUNGLE SUBTRACTION // 2019 Exhibit Columbus installation // Designed in partnership with People for Urban Progress & Cy Bennett
EXHIBIT COLUMBUS
EXHIBIT COLUMBUS is a biennial exhibition that explores architecture, art, design, and community that activates the design legacy of Columbus, Indiana.
This work was designed in conjunction with PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS, one of 2019’s selected international exhibitors. The piece, JUNGLE SUBTRACTION, explores an architecture of subtraction - a visual editing of the streetscape. We litter our streets with so much visual noise, that sometimes we miss the simple pleasure of walking under a tree or sitting alone to people-watch.
With PUP’s installation, we’re saying that Columbus’ conversations about the future of Washington Street should include editing, subtraction, and simplification. Our reflective panels are intended to ‘subtract’ some of the visual noise along the sidewalk. They start at chair height, and end at door height, ‘removing’ information along the eye line while preserving the canopy above.
The color of the panels that face the street are pulled from Alexander Girard’s original 1962 facade plan. They serve as a reminder of the pallet of Columbus, and in their own way, reflect a bit of history back to the city itself.
“WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH ARRIVED AT A ‘JUNGLE’ WHEREIN ONE SEES EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME HE IS SEEING A BLUR OF NOTHING .” — ALEXANDER GIRARD
Designed as part of People for Urban Progress for Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
IUPUI REDWOOD FURNITURE
In 2016, IUPUI began removing nearing 40,000 old growth redwood boards that were cladding several of their 1970s parking garages. PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS was hired to study what to do with this valuable recourse. The result was a series of urban furniture pieces - tables and benches - that were installed throughout the campus.
