L̸̖̽̌͂ẹ̿͋̒̕s̠҉͍͊ͅ R̴̨̦͕̝ẹ̿͋̒̕l̙͖̑̾ͣỉ͔͖̜͌q͉ͬ͋̇ͥư̡͕̭̇ẹ̿͋̒̕s̠҉͍͊ͅ G̩̱ͩ̏͜ā̤̓̍͘l̙͖̑̾ͣv͒̄ͭ̏̇ā̤̓̍͘ṇ̤͛̒̍ỉ͔͖̜͌q͉ͬ͋̇ͥư̡͕̭̇ẹ̿͋̒̕s̠҉͍͊ͅ
Captured by
@thheo
Ceramic expertise:
@sarah.scheder /
@understory.ceramics
Special thanks to
@timothee_lehmann &
@_christianmonney for the intricate structural assemblage
Exhibited at the 18th International Design Festival – Design Parade Hyères.
An ode to ruins, to relics that are slowly fading.
When the last liturgical buildings collapse, when places of worship dissolve into concrete - what will remain sacred?
The imprint of these churches, still dotting our urban landscapes, is corroding.
As these marvels crumble, the metal frameworks that form their skeletons pierce through the rotting flesh of these ailing structures.
These frames - commonly known as scaffolding - become the final nerves that still faintly pulse within the monuments.
Although originally designed as temporary prosthetics, meant to hold together crumbling abbeys awaiting renewal, they end up fusing with the architecture.
Wherever one looks, these buildings now share their space - inevitably - with these metallic transfusions, until the eye stops noticing them, accustomed to their constant presence.
As a final tribute to these galvanized connectors, a baptism is held- to elevate them to the status of sacred relics.
Let us canonize this “Rearden metal,” so that its fleeting support becomes immortal, eternal.
