*플로팅 시네마 [ ole scheeren ] floating cinema

바다와 육지가 만나는 아름다운 장소에 설치된 플로팅 시네마는 타일랜드 섬영화 축제의

시작과 끝을 함께하는 중요한 구심점입니다. 바다를 부유하는 또다른 섬을 상징하는 플로팅 시네마를

구성하는 뗏목은 인근 주변 어부들의 도움을 받아 기존의 뗏목을 재활용하여 구축됩니다.

그리고 이렇게 만들어진 뗏목을 이용하여 주변지역의 수려한 경치를 관광할 수 있는

관광프로그램 또한 병행 합니다. 여기에 섬영화 축제가 끝난 후에는 인근 주변의

커뮤니티를 위한 장소로도 사용될 예정입니다.

플로팅 시네마의 진면목은 야간에 시작됩니다. 어두운 밤바다위에 상영되는 시사회는

수면위의 드라마틱한 분위기와 덧 붙여지면서 플로팅 시네마를 환상적인

공간으로 몰입시킵니다. 이렇게 축제는 시작되고 마무리 됩니다.

바다를 부유하는 것은 단순한 뗏목이 아니라 지속가능한 공간의 연속성 아닐까요?

-일회성인 축제 프로그램과 더불어 지속적으로 운영될 수 있도록 프로그램을

연계하는 것이 중요합니다. 관광상품으로의 이용과 인근주민들을 위한 커뮤니티 공간으로

의 활용이 그것입니다.-

우리 한강에 떠 있는 플로팅 아일랜드, 지금 머하고 있나요?

갑자기 궁금해 집니다.

reviewed by SJ

'archipelago cinema' by ole scheeren is a floating cinema which premiered at the inaugural edition of the 'film on the rocks yao noi' festival in thailand.

following text provided by ole scheeren

archipelago cinema, an auditorium raft designed to float on the sea, premiered at the rocks yao noi festival, curated by apichat- pong weerasethakul and tilda swinton. the festival, which took place from 9th- 12th march 2012, is set to become an annual meeting place for art and film.

the final night of the first edition of film on the rocks yao noi took place on archipelago cinema, designed by german-born and beijing-based architect ole scheeren. guests were taken by boat through the darkness of the sea to arrive on a glowing raft in the middle of the quiet waters of nai pi lae lagoon on kudu island. surrounded by a dramatic landscape of towering rocks emerging from the ocean, the audience experienced an atmospheric convergence of nature and cinematic narratives - primordial notions of light, sound and stories suspended in the darkness between sea and sky.

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'the thought of watching films here seemed surprising,' said ole scheeren. 'a screen, nestled somewhere between the rocks. and the audience... floating... hovering above the sea, somewhere in the middle of this incredible space of the lagoon, focused on the moving images across the water: a sense of temporality, randomness, almost like driftwood. or maybe something more architectural: modular pieces, loosely assembled, like a group of little islands that congregate to form an auditorium.'

a work with a strong connection to the local community, archipelago cinema is based on the techniques used by fishermen to construct floating lobster farms. the raft is built out of recycled materials as a series of individual modules to allow for flexibility for its future use. subsequent to a journey which will see the raft travel to further places as an auditorium for other film screenings on water, it will eventually return to the island and be donated to its actual builders, the community of yao noi, as its own playground and stage in the ocean.

archipelago cinema is a collaboration between studio ole scheeren and the film on the rocks yao noi foundation, founded by nat sarasas, chomwan weeraworawit and apichatpong weerasethakul. it is the first project of studio ole scheeren since he established his architecture practice, buro ole scheeren, in beijing and hong kong in 2010. with archipelago cinema, ole scheeren further explores his continued interest in non-architectural projects and interventions, and in creating alternative scenarios and realities by combining an ability to comprehend diverse yet specific contexts with the power of imagination and fantasy. previous projects by studio ole scheeren which transcend the boundaries of architectural production include, among others, the marfa drive-in (a drive-in cinema in the desert of texas), and the exhibition cities on the move, which ole scheeren co-curated and scenographed in bangkok in 1999.

from  designboom