Lilas: An installation designed by Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher at the Serpentine Gallery
Jun 25th, 2007
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher, Partner at Zaha Hadid Architects, will design a temporary installation on the occasion of the Serpentine Gallery’s world-renowned fundraiser, The Summer Party, which will take place on 11 July. It will be sited on the lawn next to the Gallery where it will remain, free and open to the public, for a period of one week.
The installation is designed as an open air space, 5.5 meters in height that consists of three identical fabric structures or parasols arranged around a central point. Each parasol develops sculpturally from a small articulated base to a large cantilevered diamond shape.
Taking inspiration from complex natural geometries such as flower petals and leaves the three parasols overlap to create the installation’s main conceptual feature: complex symmetry, interweaving all-the-while without touching, allowing air, light and sound to travel through narrow gaps in a state that is both open and likewise tending toward closure. Raised on a low platform located within an open field flanked by a row of trees just South of the Gallery, the installation is free standing and accessible from all sides.
Patrik Schumacher is a partner at Zaha Hadid Architects and has been a senior designer on a series of major projects like the Centre of Contemporary Art and Architecture in Rome and the Central Building for the BMW factory in Leipzig. He is registered with the Architect’s Registration Board, and is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
For more information you can visit the Serpentine Gallery website, or contact the Serpentine Gallery on information@serpentinegallery.org
