Atouch of glass

摘要

First impressions can be deceptive. Questions are raised. Why is a barn encased inside a glass casket? Or a built version of a computer game model ensconced in the middle of a Dutch market-town square? And why are the walls peeled away to reveal the interior of a modern shop unit, or cafe? In Western towns and cities, we've become accustomed to the fritted-glass facade explicitly revealing the E interior world of the office, the pumping autoeroticism of the city gym, and the extreme lucidity of the apartments of the hyper-wealthy.