Parking Garage (Ground Zero), 2008, all images courtesy Hauser & Wirth Zurich/London and Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, © Isa Genzken
German artist Isa Genzken is currently showing an exhibition at Hauser & Wirth gallery in London on propose architecture plans for ground zero. Although the materials in this exhibit are unconventional, they are actual mini models for fully functional architecture plans. The models are made only of household materials, and flowers.
Despite their chaotic style, Genzken in fact worked with a specialist team of engineers to ensure each model can be realised to the approximate scale of the World Trade Center Towers, and she has also considered their purpose, proposing that the buildings be predominantly social, which goes against the official designs for the site. In this exhibition are sculptures of a church, a hospital, a car park, a disco, a shopping centre, and a memorial tower. Ground Zero in Genzken’s hands would be turned into an exciting, dayglo wonderland.
Genzken’s exhibition is on show until May 17, more info is at hauserwirth.com
Info via CR
Disco ‘Soon’ (Ground Zero), 2008
Hospital (Ground Zero), 2008
Memorial Tower (Ground Zero), 2008
Church (Ground Zero), 2008
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