ann arbor MICHIGAN
University of Michigan
Critic: Perry KULPER
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Gary CHUNG: This thesis embarks on designing speculative follies based on intertwining an accumulation of both the components and counterparts of a (themed) device with architectural elements from various eras in order to question its role on the means of cultural production. These didactic objects may register or locate certain details to explore its vividness in respect to awareness. By purposing the purposeless, a range of communicative potentials and a sense of working on other ideas is foregrounded.
- Gary CHUNG, “DECONSTRUCTING (Y)OUR FOLLY.”, Axon
- Gary CHUNG, “DECONSTRUCTING (Y)OUR FOLLY.”, Axon
- Gary CHUNG, “DECONSTRUCTING (Y)OUR FOLLY.”, Axon
- Gary CHUNG, “DECONSTRUCTING (Y)OUR FOLLY.”, Axon
The theme of each folly centers around the quintessence of a formerly exclusive object that became accessible and modified due to mass- and cultural-production. Despite the inevitable changes, their concepts and functions stood the test of time. These follies become beginning armatures as performative characters with accumulative story lines.
This site of investigation operates in the Parc De La Villette through the lens of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture competition submission. This interplay touches on both real and theoretical realms, from historical influences to Tschumi’s interest in follies to a manifestation beyond designing for theoretical means.
It’s as if the (timeless) device is a mediator between opposing timelines, both of which play an influential role through their own interpretations. This is not design just for the sake of moving forward but instead to also embrace (past) qualities across a wide spectrum to move forwards.
