HANGZHOU INSTALLATION: CIRCLE AND SQUARE

Site: Hangzhou, China
Client: Hangzhou Chengbei the Mixc
Art Consultant: Vantaly
Program:  Temporary installation 
Completion Date: 2023

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Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China

Installed at a newly constructed mix-use development in Hangzhou, China, Behin Ha's Circle and Square was commissioned for the opening of the development complex and will remain up through June of 2024. The project is an adaptation of Behin Ha's previous temporary installations Coshocton Ray Trace (Coschocton, Ohio, USA - 2019) and Together Apart (Middelfart and Billund, Denmark - 2020) to a new site.

Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China

The temporary installation consists of 426 coated mesh fabric ribbons stretched between the building roofline and the ground. Connected to the ground along a pair of circular anchor arrays, the arrangement of ribbons creates two outdoor spaces. The interplay between the linear top anchor positions and curved ground anchor pattern gives rise to differentiated and complex conditions of visual overlap, density, and transparency. The bright orange color of the installations create a focal point and invites curious passers-by to interact with the work.  

Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China
Behin Ha Design Studio, public art installation, Hangzhou, China

PROJECT TEAM:
Designers:  Behrang Behin and Ann Ha
Art Consultant:  Vantaly

Photographs by StudioSZ Photo / Justin Szeremeta