NEW FAMILY
TREE
IN A SITE WHERE NATURE REPRESENTS THE ULTIMATE GREEN
SPOT AND SOLITUDE BECOMES A PRESCIOUS ITEM, ARCHITECTURE IN ANY POSSIBLE FORM
SHOULD REMAIN UNNOTICED, WHERE THE LANDSCAPE ITSELF ADOPTS THE SHAPELESS FORM
OF NATURE.
HOW TO CREATE A MEMORIAL WITHOUT ALTERING THE “VIRGINAL”
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THE MONUMENT AND STILL
ENJOY THE FRESHNESS OF THE FOREST ON A FREE GROUND?
A GRAPHIC LANDMARK
A NEW SYMBOL SHOULD BE CREATED. THE CLASSIC GRAPHIC
ICON OF A FAMILY REPRESENTS THE FAMILY BEFORE THE TRAGEDY.
A SERIES OF NEW SYMBOLS ARE CREATED TO SHOW THE
SURVIVING MEMBERS HOLDING HANDS REPRESENTING THE NEW FAMILIES. NONE OF THESE
HAVE BEEN SEEN BEFORE IN THE GRAPHIC WORLD AND THEY WILL BECOME ALIVE IN THE PARKLAND
AS OUR NEW FAMILY TREE POPULATION. SURVIVALS CAN BE DIRECTLY REPRESENTED WITH
ANY OF THE NEW GRAPHIC POPULATION.
IT`S IN OUR HANDS
BY ERECTING THE NEW SYMBOLS, SCALING THEM TO THE SIZE
OF HUMAN BEINGS AND EXTRUDING THEM A GRAPHIC LANDMARK IS CREATED. BY FILLING
THE PARK WITH THESE SORT OF NEW FAMILIES A NEW POPULATION IS CREATED. BY
HOLDING HANDS THE FAMILIES REPRESENTS THE HOPE AND FAITH IN A NEW FUTURE.
MOBILE IDENTITIES
TO “DRESS” THE POPULATION A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS
AND TEXTURES ARE CREATED. FROM LIVING ARTISTS STANDING IN THE SPECIFIED SPOTS,
TO STONE SCULPTURES, TO GRAPHIC DESIGN INSTALLATIONS. SOME “FAMILIES” CAN BE
ERECTED FROM GLASS ARTWORKS OR GREEN GRASS STRUCTURES.
PARKLAND FAMILY TREE
THE PROPOSED SITE IS USED TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE
FAMILY TREE POPULATION.
NO ARCHITECTURE
THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE BECAME ARCHITECTURE.
WORKING WITH THE TOPOGRAPHIC LINES A SERIE OF
“TERRAZAS” ARE CREATED. THE UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER TERRAZAS BECAME PROMENADE,
PATHWAY AND BOULEVARD. A PERPENDICULAR GRID OF ALMOST 48 LINES CUT TROUGH THE
TOPOGRAPHIC LINES TO SHOW THE LANDMARK SPOT OF EVERY GRAPHIC SYMBOL. A
POPULATION OF MORE THAN 350 GRAPHIC CHARACTERS IS ESTABLISHED IN PARKLAND.
OVER THE
200 METERS OF PARKLAND THE POPULATION INMERSES ITSELF WITHIN THE NATURE,
WITHIN THE FOREST.
OUR SYMBOLIC GRAPHIC PARK BECOMING REALITY. IF THE
SITE SHOULD BE REDUCED THE GRID ADAPTS AND COMPRESSES TO THE NEW EXTENDS,
BECOMING A POPULATION OF A MORE DENSE NATURE.
ONLY A FISTFULL OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS ARE CREATED:
STAIRS AND TUNNEL-LIKE-BRIDGES. THESE ONES BRING AMAZING VIEWS TROUGH THE
PARKLAND TO “VISITORS” AND “OUTSIDERS” OVER THE “LOCAL” POPULATION. INSIDE THE
TUNNEL A MORE REFLEXIVE LOOK OVER THE PARKLAND CAN BE EXPERIENCED.
DESIRED CONSTELLATION
AN INFORMARTIONAL NETWORK OF WIRES AND BEAMS OF LIGHT
CONNECTS TROUGH THE SYMBOLS CREATING NEW FAMILIES WHO FOUND RELIEF,
UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTS EACH OTHER. A DESIRED CONSTELLATION OF NEW
RELATIONSHIPS. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FAMILIES REPRESENT THE SUPPORT AND HELP
THAT PEOPLE GOING TROUGH THE SAME ISSUES CAN BRING. THIS SUPPORTING FAMILIES
CREATES THE DESIRED CONSTELLATION BRINGING LIGHT TO THE PARKLAND.
THE “NEW” FAMILY TREE
THE NEW FAMILY TREE POPULATION IS ESTABLISHED IN THE
PARKLAND, WHERE TOLERANCE, HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING COME TOGETHER WITH THE
MEMORIAL BECOMING LANDSCAPE. THE NATURAL SPOT BEING “SOWN” WITH COLORFULL
CHARACTERS. A BRIGHTFULL FOREST OF DESIRED CONSTELLATION BETWEEN A POPULATION
OF NEW FAMILIES. A RESPECT FOR NATURE AND A FRESH SYMBOL OF SURVIVAL AND
REMEMBRANCE.