Immediate Shelter

Overview

This project involves creating two spaces that are elemental and sensorial, based on the needs of everyday life. They are immediate and spontaneous, built in one day by a small number of people, and they meet basic requirements using limited resources.

Fishermen have woven lightweight rope nets out of reflective recycled plastic to create a canopy, a shelter from the sun.

Propped up on thin chrome-steel supports and tied to the ground, this undulating field of light and shadow provides respite from the intense heat for people passing through the neighborhood. Informal seating, made from the same woven plastic and lightweight steel, offers a place to gather or rest.


2013

This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation