NIDOSILLA by Mark Reigelman II

美国艺术家Mark Reigelman II给gooood分享了他的最新装置作品，位于墨西哥蒙特雷的巨大凳子。更多请至：Mark Reigelman II on gooood 

该装置是Mark Reigelman II接受Designaholic创始人Jorge Diego Etienne和Toc Toc founder Alexis Del Toro委托，为他们主办的 DECODE设计节创作。临时装置位于当地可持续发展公园去的一栋创意中心入口前。 DECODE设计节旨在通过研讨，讲座，展览，放映，装置等活动推动当代工业设计的创意与创新。

装置最终结果是一张订满了不同深浅绿色方木片的近二层的高大椅子（30英尺高，14英尺宽，14英尺进深）。艺术家希望这张椅子契合设计节的形象，同时又与场地的历史–过去的建筑是一所学校，发生关联。20名志愿者花费十天时间安装完成。

NidoSilla is a massive temporary site-specific installation located in Monterrey Mexico by American artist Mark Reigelman.

Site

NidoSilla was fabricated and installed outside of a former school, Adolfo Prieto Escuela, within Fundidora Park, a 350 acre urban sustainable public park located in Monterrey Mexico. Until the late 80’s the site was owned and operated by Monterrey Steel as a fully functioning Steel foundry. The park preserved many of the industrial buildings and objects from the foundry making it a famous Archeological Industrial Site in Mexico. The Adolfo Prieto Escuela, previously used by the children of foundry workers, is now operated by CONARTE as a creative hub in Monterrey and currently the backdrop for NidoSilla.

Event

Reigelman was invited to create a site specific installation as a part of the annual DECODE design festival in Monterrey. DECODE is a three-day event organized by the founder of Designaholic, Jorge Diego Etienne, and Toc Toc founder Alexis Del Toro. The goal of the event is to celebrate and promote contemporary industrial design, creativity and innovation through workshops, lectures, exhibitions, screenings and installations.

Concept

Reigelman was particularly drawn to the juxtaposition within Fundidora Park. At every turn enormous steel foundry artifacts collide with the trees, lakes and rivers of the public park. His approach is based on this premise and he wanted to capture this juxtaposition within his installation. To do this, Reigelman created two identities, one for the DECODE event and one for the school where the work would be installed. The site, a former school, symbolizes growth, community and knowledge and was assigned a nest as its visual representative. The DECODE event, a festival celebrating design as a creative discipline, was assigned a chair as its representative. These two identities were forced to collide which created NidoSilla (NestChair).

Process

NidoSilla was fabricated entirely on location utilizing local suppliers and manufacturers. First, a wood substructure was created using 2″x6″ boards reinforced with 3/4″ plywood and Stainless Steel hardware at the joints. The rear legs and back rest were hoisted by hand and held into position followed by the front legs. They were connected by the horizontal members and the seat, which was attached last. Then 125 sheets of 3/4″ plywood were painted with two shades of green paint and then cut into 4″x12″ strips. The armature was then clad with over 12,000 of these painted 4″x12″ strips and held in place with approximately 48,000 nails. It took a team of 20 volunteers over 10 days to complete the installation. The final work stands approximately 30′ tall, 14′ wide and 14′ deep.

Photography: Mark Reigelman II / Maurico Garza / Mariana Etienne Ortega

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