《Packaged / 包》
《Packaged / 包》 -
Packaged is an inflatable installation on a former warehouse on the banks of the Suzhou Creek (now home of Suhe Haus) in the centre of Shanghai. A series of large rounded box shapes appear to burst out of the doorways, filling the balconies and squeezing between the architecture. ‘Packaged’ temporarily transforms the river frontage of the 1920’s warehouse building - a relatively understated brick and concrete building overshadowed by its more elaborate Art Deco neighbour. The piece echoes the building’s heritage, drawing equally from the bundles of goods seen bursting from the warehouse in historic photos of the quayside, and the equally packaged loads still transported on cargo tricycles up and down the riverside as a convenience and low traffic route for bicycles.
Commissioned by JISP 2024
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Title:
Packaged / 包
Date - month / year:
October - December 2024
Location:
SuHe Haus, Shanghai, China
Dimensions: length, width, height (metres)
36 x 6 x 4
Materials:
Polyester, fans, LED lights
Client:
UCCA Lab / Jing’an International Sculpture Programme
Fabrication:
Steve Messam Studio / Lanqueen
Photography:
Steve Messam