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Studio CONTEXT, <Cocoon 2>, bamboo, 235x227.4x589.6cm, 2016
Studio CONTEXT Cocoon 2
Studio CONTEXT began in Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark, and it exhibits the results of a combination of the devotion and technologies put in by students, architects and citizens from various countries around the world. Studio CONTEXT studies sustainable architecture and housing which reflect geographical, historical, anthropological and social phenomena. It also explores designs in which diverse cultural elements are mixed together. In Busan Biennale 2016 Studio CONTEXT displays <Cocoon II> project(2015), which is a work made with a quite unique material, bamboo trees. Bamboo trees were not only used to make interior materials and household items for centuries in Asian countries, but are also useful eco-friendly building materials in the field of architecture & design. Following the first experimental project <Cocoon I> made of bamboo trees and stones, <Cocoon II>(2015) drew out the concept of pan-cultural collaboration through its educational approach and experiments on function, material and construction. All the works have been carefully considered to suit the materials and climate of relevant regions, and their experimental nature was maintained while being shaped through close collaboration with local residents. The Cocoon Project is still an ongoing project which explores space, architecture, material and the world of bamboo trees. |
