TYPOLOGY: Exhibition
YEAR: 2019
LOCATION: Seúl, Corea
CLIENT: Seul Architecture and Urbanism Biennial
Geographically, Medellin is located in a narrow valley with a river in the middle that receives all the watercourses of ravines. Frequently, the citizens are unaware of the ravines, making them only present in the rainy season when they cause floods and catastrophes.
Medellin is struggling with many problems such as lack of public space, pollution, inequality, and poverty. What would happen if Medellin uses the ravines as collective space for local communities, as linear parks, and, at the same time, as climate equalizers? And, the land is used for growing endemic species and plants to improve the air quality?
Our proposal overlaps photos of Medellin’s ravines to create a new landscape through pieces of semitransparent fabrics, hanging from the walls facades, as curtains. The external props complete the scene: wind and light. The wind between the fabrics will generate movement, an essential component to complete the experience of this installation. Remembering Us the quality of an invisible vital element: Air.
The big picture of the installation conveys the topography of the city, the vegetation, and the mood of these types of spaces if they are thought of as an opportunity for a better city in the future.