Nature Morte

Our research focuses on the coexistence of living and dead landscapes.
To what extent can human spatial-political development lead to destructive changes in nature or society? We can observe these multi-layered morphological changes in water reservoirs and power plants. The work is inspired by parts of a once-diverse ecosystem that water has turned into randomly found artefacts.
Silver-hued wood pieces floating on the water under the beautiful sculpture of a nude, "Morning" by George
Kolbe fully covers the pool's rectangular shape. It is an impressive translation of landscapes around Georgia's dried-up rivers and dams into the Pavilion's contemporary cultural life.
It reveals critical global, ongoing processes that unite us – inhabitants of the earth, regardless of our geographic location or political environment.
Silver-coloured wood pieces are beautiful and poetic, shaped and weathered by the forces of the water and by exposure to sunlight, wind and temperature changes.
Deadwood pieces are assembled into a single, large horizontal surface on the water. An interesting dialogue emerges between its texture and pure, well-defined pavilion geometry. Driftwood emissivity outlines the reflectivity of surrounding materials such as onyx, marble, and glass.
The reflection of the sculpture in water is defragged and almost disappears.
Silver shimmering pieces have soft moves according to weather conditions, like sun, wind, or rain. Its soft, graceful movements mirror the flow of life as a reminder of the ever-changing nature of our existence.

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Use: Temporary Intervention
Exhibition: Pavilion Cross-Ocupancies
Curator: The Fundació Mies van der Rohe, The New Temporality Project, Tbilisi Architecture Biennial
Place: The Barcelona Pavilion, Barcelona, Spain
Year: 2024

Project author:
Wunderwerk

Team:
Gigi Shukakidze, Irina Dikhaminjia, Nanuka Lagidze