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| All Photography, unless otherwise stated, by Marcus Buck. |
Standing 31 metres tall, this sculpture in Georgia is
intended as both a landmark and a message of intent for development in the new
city of Lazika – proposed to be the nation’s second largest after the capital
of Tbilisi.
Conceived by Knippers Helbig and created by J. MAYER H. Architects, the sculpture is built on a pier 100
metres out into the Black Sea and is made of 8mm steel plates. The
white steel sheets are seemingly interlocked at strict right angles, though
their curved shape adds to a more flowing geometry than is perhaps
supposed.
The anarchic asymmetrical design is at odds with the
regimented slatted structure: the diverse plate profiles are stacked on various
horizontal planes, making the sense of depth at ground level staggering to the
eye.
At night, the structure is illuminated from within by a pulsating
light source – the wishfully imagined blood-flow to the city, perhaps.
Alas, the skeletal nature of the sculpture serves as an
allegory for the wider, and often criticised, city plans: to this day Lazika
lacks the flesh of any real development.
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| Image: LED Linear |
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