THIRD SPACE* Studio
THIRD SPACE* Studio is an art and research-led interdisciplinary architecture practice. We establish our theoretical standpoint amongst our post-modern and post-colonial predecessors, as one of dialogue, mediation and hybridity.
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Rhythms (2023), Catherine Gfeller
Architectural design and scenographic delivery
Madinah Arts Centre, King Salman Convention Centre, Madinah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Architectural design, delivery and art direction. Delivered in collaboration with Madinah Development Authorities, Dr. Effat Fadaag, Catherine Gfeller and Aline Garibian.
Images of bespoke modular and temporary wall system being constructed.
In December 2022, THIRD SPACE* Studio were commissioned to design a praxinoscope inspired exhibition. The praxinoscope is a 19th century animation device that uses materiality, geometry and imaged representation to give the illusion of movement.
Gfeller, a French-Swiss urban photography and multimedia artist, interrogates migration and pilgrimage in Madinah through the lens of reproduction, layered representation, and a narrative marriage of culture and religion.
Early conceptual spatialisations, exploring how a praxinoscope could become an immersive exhibition quality.
The scenography required the design, production and delivery of a temporary and modular structural system, along with mirrored surfaces to reflect the artworks. All surfaces were to be pre-fabricated, and assembled on site.
The artworks, clothed by their own reflections, were curated to relay an immersive experience of place, migration, and mobility for the pilgrim in Madinah.
Images taken at the opening of the exhibition and private preview at the King Salman Convention Centre, Madinah. The exhibition launched on the same day as the Global Smart City Forum.
