We’ve come across the work of Magma in the past, but this installation was too good to pass up. Titled Head-In, is a gigantic polygon of fabric with various holes for onlookers to poke their heads in and enjoy various design objects and activities. This includes, viewing drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires. All of which are from Magma’s work and include representations of the revitalization of the former GDR Radio Centre (Berlin, Nalepastrasse, 2007), a bridge over the Landwehrkanal river in Berlin (competition entry in 2006), the new Nexus Productions headquarters in London, and the exhibition Trial & Error in London (2003).
A description of Head-In from Magma: “In the eleventh exhibition of the jetzt / now series at the Berlinische Galerie magma architecture designed a dramatic installation custom tailored for the 150 m2 exhibition space based on experiments with the specific properties of materials, form, colour and light. Focus is an amorphous sculpture made from orange synthetic fibre that is stretched between the walls and ceiling of the exhibition space creating spaces with a high design quality. The complex and smooth form has not been developed on the drawing board of on the computer, but is created through an empirical method. It is the result of a series of experiments testing the properties of the extremely flexible fabric (Polyamide and Elastan) under force impact.”
