The Dancing Cubes In The Water

Project idea

Program: Design an outdoor art school that explores the intensity of architecture to direct experience through multi-sensory design interventions.
Following the creation of a work of art in the largest city in the US state of Illinois (Chicago), which is the cradle of civilization and art and has embraced several skyscrapers throughout history, Designers aren't looking to create a new building among the many existing buildings in this city. Rather, looking for discovering and intuition among the taro fabrics hidden in the heart of the city, we have reached a common point that all people have struggled with to some extent, and that is nothing but art. In this way, the designers also intend to use this clue to re-connect the people and the city by creating a new foundation. On the other hand, since Chicago is the birthplace of blues music and a rock metal breeder, we explored Chicago blues music with Robert Johnson, the 80s blues legend who created "sweet home Chicago", a song that has been on the skin for many years, and the flesh and blood of the people has been mixed and has become the most memorable melody among the people. Following the designers' exploration of what art is, designers sought to create a deeper issue by establishing a deeper connection between people and artists they found, and it is nothing but that the artist is a human being before he is an artist, a human being who has gone through countless ups and downs over the course of his life, and owes his present character to the experiences he has gained along the way.

Project description

The designers of the Art garden consider it as a platform for showing the human being and the flow of life that has passed to him. Hence, from within the frequencies of familiar and pleasing ear music we pulled out our design idea and dipped it in "sweet home Chicago music" notes. So, using cubes as a metaphor for human existence, which represent different aspects of life That is, they have tried once again to associate the initial relation of the secret of the human species with nature in a different way. Cubes that have many secrets in their hearts and to discover them, one must find oneself in them. Also in the city where in its taro fabric, river water flows, and the designers have immersed the cubes as the main elements of the garden in running water as the main bed of the garden, since water is as a symbol of transparency and clear reflection can indicate calmness, freshness, and vitality and also indicates the flow of human life. Eventually, the designers have finally achieved different dimensions of the cubes by using the frequency of the Chicago song, and according to the musical notes, they have placed the cubes in water and also by analyzing a part of the said music, the cubes are organized in different heights of each other, which due to the floating of the cubes and also the amount of their sinking in the water will cause a sense of suspension in the audience, then by installing special seats, with a pedal. Inside, individually, in pairs, and in groups, guided and moved It is up to the audience to bring the galleries, in such a way that at the bottom of the cubes, there are magnets that the audience can move to different places to other cubes, using the devices that are inside the cubes. It is assumed that by connecting and disconnecting the magnetic current of their cube after approaching the said cube, they will absorb the magnetism of another cube and connect it gently, causing people to move and replace between each cube with different uses. There are also magnets around the site that can be used to guide the cubes around the site using the built-in devices so that people can ride the cubes. In this way, in addition to engaging the sense of touch, it creates a new and exciting experience in the audience by creating a dynamic space following the struggles of moving the cubes. Designers have also tried to use interactive walls to create any image without restrictions, depending on the needs of the audience, display in front of their eyes and create galleries and entertainment, educational, cultural, etc. environments, and in this regard, engage the audience's visual and auditory power.
Thus, this project breaks the boundary between inside and outside, and the audience, both inside and outside, will see a work of art or a phrase of a living gallery that is changing every moment and will delight the audience.

Technical information

Site area : 1665 sq.m.
To shape the glass body of the cubes collects and recycles all kinds of broken, and abandoned glass in the city, as if collecting the remaining and remote pieces of the city from the corners of the city to be born together again. And evoke and illustrate in themselves memories and relics of past events on the street corners of Chicago. In addition to saving costs, this helps the recycling process as well as the environment, which in turn maintains a sustainable cycle. In this way, the three elements of water, glass, and light are combined to create We have created a work of art in the heart of an art city so that by reflecting the image caused by the reflection of sunlight on the glass, we can see the formation of beautiful images in the water.

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