- New alliances
The projects consists of an artistic and temporary installation that opened the doors to thousands of people during the first week of July 2019. It wants to promote and show in an active and participative way the heritage and touristic value of the Balearic Islands ancient courtyards.
The installation is located in the Can Balaguer courtyard, an aristocratic house dating back to the 14th century and refurbished by Flores & Prats. Seduced by the beauty of the stone arches, the proposal reflects their form with a reverse geometry. The large catenaries are built using light steel meshes. Covered with recycled acetate, it projects a red warm light in the interior of the space.
The proposal relates the individual's experience with the collective public space, inviting the citizens to rediscover hidden spaces through exploring and proposing new design fields. This type of practices tries to face spatial, social and cultural issues from a creative, free and transversal perspective.
1. Can Balaguer is organized by the rhythm of stone arches.
2. We are seduced by the beauty of those arches.
3. We want to contrast two opposite geometries: the arc and the catenary.
4. One fights against gravity while the other one works with it.
5. One requires mass while the other achieves lightness.
6. One is compressed while the other stretches.
7. One is opaque while the other lets light pass through it.
8. One provides shade while the other projects its color.
9. One grows from the ground while the other falls from the sky.
10. One was already there while the other not yet.
