SEE YOU IN A YEAR
2021
Public Art Competition CNA MOP. Honorable Mention
Team: Santiago Valdivieso - Rodrigo Lara - Mauricio Lacrampette
Location: Concepción, Chile.
SEE YOU IN A YEAR
2021
Public Art Competition CNA MOP. Honorable Mention
Team: Santiago Valdivieso - Rodrigo Lara - Mauricio Lacrampette
Location: Concepción, Chile.
The project is conceived as the result of two distinct art interventions, eachbelonging to different timescales and scales.
First, there is a geometric territorial intervention derived from an analysis of the surrounding area’s layout. This geometric trace forms a triangle with three sides of varying lengths, enclosing a defined space. The precise, controlled layout gives rise to a piece akin to ars topiaria, where total geometric control serves as the foundation for every design decision. Within this perimeter, 51 Populus Alba treesare planted in a 2.0 meter grid, accompanied by cross-lighting inside the formation.
In parallel, a performative artwork is proposed, transforming the previously flat geometric intervention into a volumetric one. The project explores controlled, collective pruning techniques, serving as the basis for a pruning manual. Additionally, an annual visit by the artist ensures uniform and intentional growth of the Populus Alba trees.
Together, the project functions as a steadily evolving, uniform extrusion of a pure geometric trace one that embeds itself into the memory of highway users, continually reshaping the landscape.
The project is conceived as the result of two distinct art interventions, eachbelonging to different timescales and scales.
First, there is a geometric territorial intervention derived from an analysis of the surrounding area’s layout. This geometric trace forms a triangle with three sides of varying lengths, enclosing a defined space. The precise, controlled layout gives rise to a piece akin to ars topiaria, where total geometric control serves as the foundation for every design decision. Within this perimeter, 51 Populus Alba treesare planted in a 2.0 meter grid, accompanied by cross-lighting inside the formation.
In parallel, a performative artwork is proposed, transforming the previously flat geometric intervention into a volumetric one. The project explores controlled, collective pruning techniques, serving as the basis for a pruning manual. Additionally, an annual visit by the artist ensures uniform and intentional growth of the Populus Alba trees.
Together, the project functions as a steadily evolving, uniform extrusion of a pure geometric trace one that embeds itself into the memory of highway users, continually reshaping the landscape.