“The Catenary and the Arch” a Temporary Installation by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila in Can Balaguer
16/07/2019.
[Palma de Mallorca] Spain
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Description of project by Manuel Bouzas y Santiago del Aguila
1. Can Balaguer is an ancient house designed by Flores y Prats around a courtyard, which is organized by the rhythm of stone arches.
2. We are seduced by the beauty of those arches.
3. We want to confront two opposite geometries: the arc and the catenary.
4. One fights against gravity while the other one works with it.
5. One requires mass while the other achieves lightness.
6. One is compressed while the other stretches.
7. One is opaque while the other lets light pass through it.
8. One provides shade while the other projects its color.
9. One grows from the ground while the other falls from the sky.
10. One was already there while the other not yet.
11. The catenary and the arc.