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It’s
a tale of another future, lost in a Thai rice field.
It's
about Siamese twins :
"Hybrid
Muscle,” R&Sie…, 2003, the shelter that produced a movie
"Boys
from Mars," Philippe Parreno, 2003, the movie that produced a shelter
Chang
Mai, Thailand, 2003
Scenario
: “The Game”, François Roche
& Philippe Parreno
Architect:
R&Sie(n)…
Contractor:
Christian Hubert de Lisle, ADS
Creative
team: François Roche, Stéphanie Lavaux, Jean Navarro
Key
dimensions: 130 m2
Client: The Land, Rirkirt Tiravanija,
Cost: 65,000 USD
Text:
Construction
of a work and exhibition space that would generate its own electricity and thus
be “unplugged” from the power grid. Private commission.
Scenario
:
1) Construction of an animal “engine” driven by
the muscle power of a pachyderm. Storage of the mechanical energy through the
lifting of a two-tonne steel counterweight. Transformation of the mechanical
energy into electrical energy. To power ten light bulbs, laptop, cell phones.
2) Natural ventilation through the quivering of the
façade leafs made of sheets of elastomer that work in the same way as temporary
shelters made of teak leaves.
Postscript : An albino Buffalo replaced the
Elephant.
