Like Moth To a Flame
As the natural light fades and the artificial stage lighting becomes more visible, the fluid membrane marking enclosed space under the bed begins to glow.
While at Vernissage, a circuitous web of art under the sky lit roof of Fort Mason, any interested visitor is over-stimulated by the visual and intellectual challenges almost buried between each partition.
With the overall community space in mind and incorporating the materials provided naturally, Niki Shapiro offered passers by respite within a separate and yet participatory space. The 8' high secure bed frame structure, drawn with 1/4" d steel rod defines a familiar and safe form. Using environmental and artificial light filtered through a fibrous aerated frame, anyone willing to interact can enter the space underneath the bed.
While under or watching the natural fluidity, subjective memories and wonderment at the abilities of the natural world parallel individual and symbiotic relationships within a larger ecosystem.
While at Vernissage, a circuitous web of art under the sky lit roof of Fort Mason, any interested visitor is over-stimulated by the visual and intellectual challenges almost buried between each partition.
With the overall community space in mind and incorporating the materials provided naturally, Niki Shapiro offered passers by respite within a separate and yet participatory space. The 8' high secure bed frame structure, drawn with 1/4" d steel rod defines a familiar and safe form. Using environmental and artificial light filtered through a fibrous aerated frame, anyone willing to interact can enter the space underneath the bed.
While under or watching the natural fluidity, subjective memories and wonderment at the abilities of the natural world parallel individual and symbiotic relationships within a larger ecosystem.
