Finnish architect and philosopher Juhani Pallasmaa will open three exhibitions at RMIT Gallery on Wednesday, 13 April.
Juhani Pallasmaa urges architects to strive for emotional engagement within buildings. He is in Melbourne for the 2011 National Architecture Conference (14-16 April), and will be opening three exhibitions which explore the role of air, light and sound in contemporary architectural space:
- Ainslie Murray: Intangible Architecture
- Chelle Macnaughtan: Spatial Listening
- Malte Wagenfeld: Aesthetics of Air
Pallasmaa says: "The ultimate meaning of any building is beyond architecture; it directs our consciousness back to the world and towards our own sense of self and being."
Pallasmaa's ideas are explored in the exhibitions, which are billed as 'distinct, but highly complimentary deep, slow, sensual experiences of space'.
"The body in its movement through space forms an intangible architectural space. My exhibition is about our awareness of our bodies in space," says artist-architect Ainslie Murray.
Ainslie Murray: Intangible Architecture
Industrial designer Malte Wagenfeld watched leaves twirl on a tree in his exploration of air. "40 per cent of the world's electricity is dedicated to the heating and cooling of buildings. Is there a better way to design them?" He utilizes fog and lasers in his installations.
Malte Wagenfeld: Aesthetics of Air
Chelle Macnaughtan's background in music, interior design and architecture, has focused her transdisciplinary practice in spatial listening.
"My intention is for the virgin metal to be walked on by gallery visitors in whatever footwear worn at the time," she says.
Chelle Macnaughtan: Spatial Listening
Chelle Macnaughtan, Ainslie Murray and Malte Wagenfeld will present a joint artist talk at RMIT Gallery on Friday, 15 April from 12pm-1pm.
The exhbitions run from Thursday 14 April to Saturday 28 May.
