Title : when the square sun arises
Year of production : 2026
Materials : chipboard
Dimensions : H115 × W45 × D12 cm
Description:
Without certainty as to which civilization—or even which epoch—it belongs, a structure rises abruptly from the horizon. Clad in a form that can be called nothing other than architecture, it appears like a square sun, quietly redefining the surrounding space. I have long imagined that one day I might stand before such a presence. In that moment, I would inevitably wonder what those who constructed it had sought, and what ideals they entrusted to this form in bringing it into being. To give account of that shock, only this object remains—produced according to the conventions of a 1:100 architectural model.
Artist Statement:
For nearly four decades, I have engaged in the sustained production of architectural models constructed from chipboard. While this method was first developed during my period of study in the United States, the manual processes of cutting, assembling, and testing material have continued to function not merely as techniques of fabrication but as critical instruments of architectural inquiry. Within the time and spatial discipline required by this practice, I have repeatedly confronted the question of what it means to seek and generate form as an architect.
A consistent premise underlies all of my works: they are produced from the standpoint of one who witnesses architectural structures that appear to have been brought into existence by an unknown agency, for reasons that remain opaque. Encounters with unfamiliar cultures and civilizations often present architectures and urban formations whose purposes and formal logics are not immediately legible. It is precisely this condition of incomprehension—this shock of alterity—that activates my imagination.
My ongoing practice is grounded in the continuous attempt to give form to such moments of encounter.