*대나무를 이용한 입면 디자인 joko avianto wraps bamboo weaving across frankfurter kunstverein façade

to coincide with the exhibition ‘roots. indonesian contemporary art’ at the frankfurter kunstverein, indonesian artist joko avianto has wrapped the museum façade in a monumental bamboo weaving. using sturdy lengths of the natural material, avianto has formed a site-specific, large-scale work that both interacts with and juxtaposes the existing architectural fabric. a towering, basket-like interlace of rough, dry shoots undulates overhead visitors entering the museum, welcoming them into the exhibition about indonesian art with a medium that expresses the nature of the culture.

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installed over the course of three weeks, avianto’s ‘pohon besar’ (big trees) incorporates 1,500 interlaced bamboo sticks, specifically cut-down to 6 meters long. in using bamboo, the artist refers to its traditional use as building material, which is gradually being replaced within a rapidly growing society and its industrial development.

from  designboom