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Artist Doug Aitken Workshop has installed a completely mirror-clad house in the middle of Californiaís Coachella Valley.
Mirage, which is modeled after the classic American Ranch home design, is entirely covered in mirrored panels, inside and out, creating a mirage-like appearance of fading in and out of the surrounding landscape. The art installation is part of the Desert X Art Festival, which features 16 artworks scattered across 45 miles of the valley.
Reflective panels on the home give off the dramatic sensation of the structure appearing and disappearing into the expansive arid landscape. The artist says that his work was inspired by the works of beloved architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, whose designs led to a boom in what would become the ubiquitous American ranch home design.
Through his Mirage piece, Aitken makes a poignant statement on the mass-production of the popular home design, which essentially made the repetitive structures ìdisappearî into their surroundings. ìAfter World War II, the ranch styleís streamlined simplicity gained popularity as commercial builders employed a simplified assembly line approach to create this efficient form, matching the rapid growth of the suburbs,î explains Aitken. ìMirage distills the recognisable and repetitious suburban home into the essence of its lines, reflecting and disappearing into the vast western landscape.î
The official press release reads; 'Like a human-scale lens, MIRAGE works to frame and distort the evolving world outside of it. There is no single time to view this work, as each variation provides something new: at night the distant lights refract to create a universe of stars; on a tranquil afternoon the sky is transformed into banks of blue fragmented by slices of clouds. There is no fixed perspective or correct interpretation. Each experience of this living artwork will be unique'
Desert X is curated by artistic director Neville Wakefield and is on view starting February 25 through April 30, 2017 at sites across the California desert. MIRAGE will remain on view through October 31, 2017.
Featuring: Mirage
Where: Coachella Valley, California, United States
When: 10 Mar 2017
Credit: Lance Gerber/Dakota Higgens/Cover Images
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Ο καλλιτέχνης Doug Aitken έχτισε ένα σπίτι καλυμμένο με καθρέφτες στο Coachella Valley της Καλιφόρνια. Είναι βασισμένο στο μοντέλου του κλασικού αμερικανικού ράντζου και καλύπτεται από πάνελ με καθρέφτες εσωτερικά και εξωτερικά.
Το σπίτι είναι μέρος της έκθεσης Desert X Art Festival και είναι ένα από τα 16 σπίτια που έχουν τοποθετηθεί στην περιοχή σε ακτίνα 45 μιλιών. Οι καθρέφτες κάνουν το σπίτι να εμφανίζεται και να εξαφανίζεται μέσα στο τοπίο.
Μέσα από αυτό το έργο, ο καλλιτέχνης κάνει μια καυστική δήλωση σχετικά με την μαζική αναπαραγωγή αυτού του δημοφιλούς στιλ σπιτιού.
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