7 weeks to go...

After 2 (what seemed like) endless weeks of discussion and debate, our piece had taken on another life. A visit to the site revealed that to make the canopy we were imagining would require almost 1000 polyps.

Considering each one was handcrafted and the process was quite detailed, it was time and effort we most definitely did not have.
It was during an inter-group meeting that a concept presented itself: a threshold, a transition zone attached to the doorway of Wrightson Stewart, an interior design firm involved in the organisation of Changing Lanes. The inspiration came from the performance art piece "Imponderabilia" (1977) by Marina Abramovic and ULAY that explored the idea of touch and human closeness.

Initial thoughts were of an organic growth protruding from the envelope of the building and enclosing the doorway with polyps.

How this form would come about was yet another hurdle.