QUO VADIS?
Bonfire - open international architectural competition, 2012, Papa Westray, Scotland, UK
further nomination and the the best video selection
Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival
further nomination and the the best video selection
Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival
BONFIRE
Fire is a part of human life from a very beginning of civilization. Open fire becomes as a meeting place, and fire itself by giving warm and protection; it is symbol of occupation sorted space. In the same time fire is related to the both - physical and spiritual exoneration. For centuries, people used to burn useless things and bad thoughts in Bonfire. Transforming them into the ashes and smoke, and let them go away in to the space.
In XIX century we are detached from the nature. We are put into the capitalism world, where money and power are more important than human’s life. There is no problem to travel around the world, but we might find difficult to visit a neighbors. We have houses that are filled with devices and give us more free time, but we cannot find an hour to have a dinner with a family. There is many entertainments giving us joy, unfortunately we still feel very sad inside our heart. Bonfire competition, on Papa Westray Island is a great place to ask the question: "Quo vadis?" (Whither goest thou?), to the whole world.
The island is one of very few places in Europe where "localization" have not been displaced yet by globalization. Less than one hundred people are living in a way, which is hard for us to imagine, however unconsciously we miss that.
We believe, in that place, there is no need to design modern architecture, coming from outside. That is why; we decided to present our "fashionable" skyscraper, as manifesto of meaninglessness and thoughtlessness modern versions of architecture. In the same time Bonfire event itself, is a great an opportunity to reborn our attached with nature, and choose right way for contemporary architecture, just by set up useless architecture on fire.
BONFIRE
Fire is a part of human life from a very beginning of civilization. Open fire becomes as a meeting place, and fire itself by giving warm and protection; it is symbol of occupation sorted space. In the same time fire is related to the both - physical and spiritual exoneration. For centuries, people used to burn useless things and bad thoughts in Bonfire. Transforming them into the ashes and smoke, and let them go away in to the space.
In XIX century we are detached from the nature. We are put into the capitalism world, where money and power are more important than human’s life. There is no problem to travel around the world, but we might find difficult to visit a neighbors. We have houses that are filled with devices and give us more free time, but we cannot find an hour to have a dinner with a family. There is many entertainments giving us joy, unfortunately we still feel very sad inside our heart. Bonfire competition, on Papa Westray Island is a great place to ask the question: "Quo vadis?" (Whither goest thou?), to the whole world.
The island is one of very few places in Europe where "localization" have not been displaced yet by globalization. Less than one hundred people are living in a way, which is hard for us to imagine, however unconsciously we miss that.
We believe, in that place, there is no need to design modern architecture, coming from outside. That is why; we decided to present our "fashionable" skyscraper, as manifesto of meaninglessness and thoughtlessness modern versions of architecture. In the same time Bonfire event itself, is a great an opportunity to reborn our attached with nature, and choose right way for contemporary architecture, just by set up useless architecture on fire.