A Hall for Hull: Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Felice Varini
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Chile-based architects Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Swiss artist Felice Varini present a temporary installation, “A Hall for Hull,” in the historic center of Hull, UK. Together with Trois Points de Vue – a joint commission from The Royal Institute o
A Hall for Hull: Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Felice Varini
Chile-based architects Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Swiss artist Felice Varini present a temporary installation, “A Hall for Hull,” in the historic center of Hull, UK. Together with Trois Points de Vue – a joint commission from The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Hull UK City of Culture 2017 – the installation has transformed Trinity Square with 16 galvanized steel columns arranged in a grid formation. It has been placed in front of Hull Minster to form a new outdoor room for the city.The installation encourages the local people to see their city in new ways and has also become a focal point for tourists. It provides visitors with a range of different experiences as they enter each of the six-meter-high columns that are open to the sky. Perforations across the columns’ frosted-like steel skin create an interesting interplay of light and shadow across the interiors. Visual and physical juxtapositions are achieved as visitors first encounter a series of static steel columns from a distance, which shifts to a feeling of lightness created by the perforations, as they move closer.Through his practice of op-art, Varini has created three hand-drawn artworks across the columns that distort and redefine the rigid geometry of their solid arrangement, challenging perceptions of perspective and scale. Each artwork aligns from a different viewpoint across Trinity Square, encouraging visitors to meander through the set of columns, leaving the view of the central axis of the church’s nave untouched.The installation is on view through November 11, 2017, at Hull, UK, noted Domus. Read more
