With a focus on exploring the experiential qualities of architecture and the perception of space, the exhibition Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined invited 7 architects from 4 continents to produce site-specific installations at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In order to provoke a more direct encounter with materials, light, and space, Kere sought to disrupt the perceived barrier between architectural form and the viewer by creating an interactive environment. The pavilion consisted of 34 overlapping arches made of translucent honeycomb sheets, a widely available and often overlooked building material that reflects the industrialized nature of London, Creating a cavernous, tunnel-like passageway from one room to another, Sensing Spaces Pavilion highlighted an area of an exhibition space that is often ignored: the doorway. The light-diffusing qualities of the material imparted an ethereal effect, while the perforated structure of the honeycomb became a medium for visitors to manipulate. Upon entering the space, visitors could help themselves to multicolored drinking straws, which they could then insert into any part of the pavilion's surface. By encouraging people to participate in the architecture, the experience became less about a personal visual understanding and more about communal interactions and aesthetic negotiations. As more visitors passed through and engaged with the pavilion, more and more straws accumulated on the interior and exterior. Then, as the walls became filled with colorful straws, the interior space began to dim and constrict. In this way, Sensing Spaces Pavilion itself became a record of the countless interactions and encounters happening in the space. A limited series of furniture pieces made of honeycomb plastic sheet and local timber provided areas for visitors to relax and contemplate their experience.
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