Observatory, Air-Port-City

 

 

 

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Observatory, Air-Port-City

Tomás Saraceno. “Observatory/Air-Port-City”, 2008. Installation view, Hayward Gallery, London. Commissioned by Hayward Gallery. Courtesy: the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. Photo: Studio Tomás Saraceno


2008, Hayward Gallery, London, United Kingdom · Curated by Ralph Rugoff

Tomás Saraceno’s view of the future is both optimistic and exciting as seen in this huge inflatable, translucent sphere installed on a roof terrace, inside a larger geodesic dome with a mirrored floor; ”Observatory, Air-Port-City” at Hayward Gallery, as part of Psycho Buildings: Artists Take on Architecture exhibition, 2008 was a membranical playground for the visitors who were invited to access a mid level floor, where they could then be seen from below as walking on air.

 

 

 

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