The Red Blob - An interactive
installation for the newly founded Women Networking Group of Rishon LeZion, Israel by O*GE Architects, Gaston Zahr & Merav Salush Eitan.
In our fast and digital times of
computers, networking and interactive mobile devices, there is only little room
left, for different paces, concentration on quiet things. By utilizing old
handcraft techniques such as Macrame – a knotted net using red ribbon wire –,
this installation not only aims to preserve the knowledge of traditional
artwork, but also the creation processes with time for talk and information
exchange. By taking this individual work out of the context of private homes and
placing it into public space, this project becomes a beautiful and poetical call
for preserving old handwork techniques – also as an inspiring and creative
resource for new structures and designs. We definitely enjoyed it
!!!