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《LYING FLAT》
《LYING FLAT》 is a newly developed project, building on waa’s ongoing research into The Community Play Sculptures, and continuing the exploration begun in An Atlas of Superpower (2023).
As a public installation that functions both as furniture and as a toy, we believe that:
- Play must have ambition to be Public Art like Sculpture
- An element of performance Group play should be involved and lead to Aesthetic value.
General description
A Net is a network of braided and weaved elasticated cords, twisted together and knotted into a rhythmic Grid. This woven grid creates tactile surfaces, rough enough for traction, smooth enough to be safe on skin. 3 separate nets overlay and wrap the hoop structure result in a colourful depth.Underfoot, the material compresses, rebounds, and creaks faintly under strain Elevated by a hoped Steel profiles suspended in the air this texture is created into a surface to occupy in an unusual position in public to lay flat. Allowing people to occupy un-occupied space. Making play an act of unconscious choreography.
This piece will be permanently installed on Buxiangzi Hutong in Qianmen as part of the “2025 Qianmen Flavors of China” exhibition.
《LYING FLAT》
Pubic Installation
Steel Tubes, Net, Varies Materials,