Photos of MAD Architects' artistic nexus, The City of Time
MAD Architects has shared new images of its recently completed temporary The City of Time installation for the Aranya Theater Festival in China. The project, which ran from June 12th to June 25th in the seaside resort community, brought together 300 artists and 131 group works under one maze-like design that dissolved after standing on the beach for a period of 300 hours. Image courtesy Aranya Theater FestivalUsing verse and meter, the firm described its intentions for the installation as follows: The City of Time,Dissolves after 300 hours.Revolving around an axis perpendicular to the sea,It offers a spiritual roost for creators. In real cities,The need for functionality suffocates spiritual spaces.Building a fanciful city by the sea,Allows the substance of theatre and art,To breathe natural life into this space. Taking flight and transcending reality,It is a place dedicated to time, human behavior, and nature,Inspiring contemplation on our relationships with ourselves and the wor...
MAD Architects has shared new images of its recently completed temporary The City of Time installation for the Aranya Theater Festival in China.
The project, which ran from June 12th to June 25th in the seaside resort community, brought together 300 artists and 131 group works under one maze-like design that dissolved after standing on the beach for a period of 300 hours.
Using verse and meter, the firm described its intentions for the installation as follows:
The City of Time,
Dissolves after 300 hours.
Revolving around an axis perpendicular to the sea,
It offers a spiritual roost for creators.
In real cities,
The need for functionality suffocates spiritual spaces.
Building a fanciful city by the sea,
Allows the substance of theatre and art,
To breathe natural life into this space.
Taking flight and transcending reality,
It is a place dedicated to time, human behavior, and nature,
Inspiring contemplation on our relationships with ourselves and the wor...
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