Zurich-primarily based artist Jeremie Maret has built a small see-through tower in Berlin and invited visitors to take a nap inside.
Described by the artist as a “transparent tiny skyscraper”, the small construction was created in collaboration with designer Christian Weber on an industrial estate in Berlin.
The framework is only 6 metres higher with a footprint of nine square metres – giving it similar proportions to a substantial-rise constructing.
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It has barely any walls, producing it feasible to see correct through the developing. This also means occupants are presented 360-degree views of their surroundings, with tiny safety from the factors.
“In the transparent design of the tower, public and personal room conflate and a site of experience emerges, a place to dwell at [that is] intimate and inspiring alike,” said Maret.
“It is a spatial intervention into the busyness of the every day that fosters dialogue and exchange.”
Recognized simply as The Tower, the framework is the newest supplying from The Proposal – a Zurich gallery established by Maret in 2011 with the aim to present off projects in progress, rather than finished artworks.
The most uncommon aspect of the gallery is that all of its exhibitions so far have included a bed, so visitors can spend a whole night amongst the artwork. Maret believes this creates more meaningful encounters.
“The Tower – a 6-metre tall and seven-tonne heavy, totally transparent small skyscraper – is both condensation and expansion of this concept,” explained the artist.
The proposal for the tower was very first presented at an exhibition in Zurich, which is nonetheless working.
Maret and Weber then developed it at Fahrbereitschaft – a former liqueur factory that now houses creative studios – for the Berlin art festival Gallery Weekend.
Exhibition at The Proposal in Zurich
The framework has three floors. The ground floor includes a living room and a bathroom, which is the only room with walls. A double bed will take up the entire middle floor, whilst the upper degree is a roof terrace.
This generates specifically 27 square metres of living space, with ladders connecting the distinct levels. The entire structure and all of the furnishings are black.
Exhibition at The Proposal in Zurich
Guests are invited to take a energy nap on the bed, or to take pleasure in a glass of wine at the table.
“Artwork only comes to life at the second when it is observed,” added Maret. “The Tower is not only the literal test tube for this systematic interplay, but at the same time gestures in direction of its personal prospective as an concept.”
Exhibition at The Proposal in Zurich
The structure will remain in spot right up until the end of the month. The exhibition in Zurich closes at the exact same time.
Photography is by Benjamin Hofer.
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