Installation
Silverlake, Los angeles, United States
Gail Peter Borden
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Illuminated Light Frames. |
'
Light Frames', an installation by Los Angeles architect Gail Peter Borden, will transform the exhibition space with two complementary towering structures. The first is a hand-assembled dual layered dome that rests delicately at the entrance to the courtyard, resembling something between a
jungle gym and a skeletal temple dome.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--On a clear night. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--The chapel illuminated at night. |
The second structure is an enclosed 'chapel', built out of translucent
vinyl plastic, which provides a place for reflection and repose. ‘Light Frames’, as its name implies, is created using component-based structural frames that combine to create complex geometric forms. Borden makes a conscientious effort to emphasize the method of fabrication by truthfully exposing joints and materials. The resulted layering of systems produces an ephemeral array of light effects as the courtyard transitions with the sun throughout the day.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Chapel interior at night. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--View to the sky |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Shadow Patterns |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Light Frames with Bright Light. |
‘
Light Frames’ will be open daily starting October 17th. Admission is free and open to the public. 'Light Frames' will remain open daily until mid-March, from 10am-10pm.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Kid-sized openings in the inflatable. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Inside the chapel. |
Gail Peter Borden is principal of
Borden Partnership and an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California. As an artist, theoretician and practitioner, Professor Borden's research and practice focuses on the role of materiality and architecture in contemporary culture. His book,
Material Precedent, is available now.
Let's build something beautiful!
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Borden inspects the partially inflated chapel. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Framing poles are slid into support sleeves. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--The rigged chapel is lifted up to be framed. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--2 blowers are used to inflate the PVC chapel. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Construction begins with participants lifting and maneuvering the outer tower in the courtyard. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Luke Gibson Photography--Guests at the October 16th opening relax under the steel tower. |
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| Image © Courtesy of Gail Peter Borden--Axometric exploded view of installation |
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| Image © Courtesy of Gail Peter Borden--Construction phases of inflatable. |
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| Image © Courtesy of Gail Peter Borden--Segmentation of tower for transport. |
The people
Artist: Gail Peter Borden
Location: Silverlake, Los angeles, United States
Creative Fields: Installation
Photographs: Luke Gibson Photography
