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souvenir / Steve Messam
Architect
Steve Messam
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Project Year
2007
Site Area
unkown m²
Location
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Souvenir is an alignment of large forms each made from 32 red umbrellas across one of the last undeveloped spaces in the heart of Shanghai.

Three forms were placed in a sweeping line, in a sequence of reveals which ultimately led to an alignment with the red ball atop the Pearl Orient TV tower. Initially a self-financed piece with Island6 Arts Centre, it was subsequently adopted by the British Council as a signature piece for the Shanghai Biennial in 2006 and featured as the cover image on the off-site catalogue.


A modified piece was built in 2007 over a larger area to mark the German President’s visit as President of the EU commissioned by the German Business Centre in Pudong.

See also:

PaperBridge2

SevenSpires

Title:

Souvenir

Date - month / year:

June 2006

Location:

Island 6, Shanghai, China.

Dimensions: length, width, height (metres)

5 x 5 x 5

Materials:

umbrellas, steel tube, recycled timber

Client:

Island6 / the German Centre, Pudong

Fabrication:

Island6

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Published on 2024/07/18
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