Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Turbo Wall

It is a chemical reaction that can involve several different or identical molecules to create a macro-molecule. A door gives access to the site: polystyrene packaging is completely covering the inside.The idea is to create a matrix from the polystyren packaging with all open connotations. Just open the door and come into a room whose walls are entirely covered with polystyrene packaging. The place creates a link with the material:

Hearing : soundproof material, no reverberation.

Sight : aesthetic quality of the material, organised space.
Touch : prassable floor, you can walk on the packaging.

General perception : gap for the atmosphere and the temperature between the inside and the outside

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The turbo wave of the 80’s left its mark on the industry and on the whole cultural situation in Western Europe. It became a model of behavior, since having a « turbo » in your own car was giving you this feeling of superiority among other common cars. It was meaning you were more powerful than them. The sound effect gives the sensation of a real physical power. To advance, the people from Eastern Europe put some more «tuning, customizing» everywhere – for example in their folk music.
The installation « Turbo » is actually dealing with this testosterone competition, and is putting in jeopardy this representation of the masculine power.

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Todd Mclellan