Kotaro Horiuchi creates a paper hideout for Fusionner 3.0 installation
Japanese architect Kotaro Horiuchi cut out profiles of gabled houses from large sheets of paper to create a tunnel inside a university gallery, forming the third installation in his Fusionner series (+ slideshow).
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Kotaro Horiuchi hung sheets of white paper in the gallery in the Aichi area of Japan to create a tunnel for his installation Fusionner 3.0, also titled Air House, following similar projects at a gallery and his studio in Nagoya.
The shapes of gabled houses cut from each sheet slightly differ in size, becoming smaller towards the rear to form a backdrop with a small window in the final layer.
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"When you went inside by making your body smaller, you could slowly notice a silhouette of a house, which seemed to change its size continuously," said Horiuchi
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These sheets prevent access from the back, encouraging visitors to enter through the numerous gaps in the sides.
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The shape and scale of the space created the impression of being inside a paper shed.
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The layers were suspended from the ceiling and stopped above the ground so people could crawl, sit or lie underneath them.
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Fusionner 3.0 was installed in the gallery of Aichi Shukutoku University between 7 May and 10 June to coincide with the exhibition of students' work.
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The piece created a presentation space for students' models beside their two-dimensional work hung on a wall nearby.
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"You were able to experience the air spreading in it and discover models hidden between the papers," Horiuchi said. "You could gather, discuss, enjoy the moment and even lie down."
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His previous two designs for the Fusionner series included punctured membranes stretched across a gallery so visitors could pop up through the holes and a white cave-like space in his office.
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