triennale
brugge 2018
liquid city
vloeibare stad
LIQUID CITY - VLOEIBARE STAD
Impressive constructions by contemporary artists and architects worldwide will appear in the historic city centre from 5 May to 16 September 2018. They are answers to the consequences of today's liquid society.
Installations
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian - Khayyam Fountain
The Iranian artist imagines the perfect city. The tower, built from repetitive geometrical crystal structures inspired by patterns from the mystical Sufism, reflects our ideas and dreams about a new society.
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Architectural models from the Frac Centre - Val de Loire (FR), curated by Abdelkader Damani
read moreStudioKCA - Skyscraper (The Bruges Whale)
Near the statue of Jan Van Eyck, Skyscraper (the Bruges Whale) rises up from the Canal. Skyscraper is 5 tons of plastic waste pulled out of the ocean to create a 4 story tall whale: a powerful reminder of the 150,000,000 tons of plastic waste still swimming in our waters. Skyscraper is a physical example of why we need to change how we use and dispose of plastic in the world today.
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