Shanhai Wall — wide

Shanhai Wall — Relief Installation

Turn a plain wall into a map that can be touched.

Client
On request
Location
On request
Type
Site-specific wall relief
Year
On request
Status
Installation
Process records
Being prepared

Brief

Turn a plain wall into a map that can be touched.

Cultural / personal source

The Classic's geography; the bronze-script lexicon; the form system.

Creative direction

A line-drawn map with bronze-script notation across the wall; hexagonal timber terraces project from it, carrying gold-finished beasts and figures at their places in the text.

Works & objects

Wall drawing; 60+ figures; timber terraces.

Material & making

Drawn on site; terraces fixed to a concealed rail; figures pinned and removable.

Technical challenge

A relief that can be re-arranged: the owner can move creatures as the collection grows.

Result

A model for art walls in residences and hospitality corridors.

Specifications

Dimensions, materials and installation details for this project are shared on request, as far as the client allows. Ask for the specifications

From drawing to installation

  1. 01Drawings
  2. 02Maquette
  3. 03Fabrication
  4. 04Crating
  5. 05Installation

Records of these stages are being prepared for this page; what exists can be shown in a conversation.

Shanhai Wall — gold figures on hexagonal shelves against a drawn map
Shanhai Wall — detail
Shanhai Wall — beasts
Shanhai Wall — beasts on terraces
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph
Shanhai Wall — site photograph

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