Day 4575: Immersive Bamboo Installations & Japanese Bush Warbler, TBT.

"Overload": Junk collage, Acrylics.

      

  

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Click:  Chaka Khan, My Funny Valentine. 

 

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Immersive Bamboo Installations 

by Asim Waqif Whirl and Heave in Monumental Motion

“লয় [Loy]” (2019), Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club, Kolkata. Photo by Vivian Sarky

“লয় [Loy]” (2019), Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club, Kolkata

In his monumental, swirling structures, Delhi-based artist Asim Waqif merges tenets of architecture and sculpture into sweeping site-specific compositions. Using natural materials like bamboo and pandanus leaves, he often incorporates found objects, scaffolding, sound elements, cloth, and rope.
 

“লয় [Loy]” (2019), Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club, Kolkata. Photo by Vivian Sarky

Waqif draws on his studies in architecture and experience in film and TV art direction, considering location, material, and the experience of moving around or through the work. Building each installation involves complex “manual processes that are deliberately painstaking and laborious, while the products themselves are often temporary and sometimes even designed to decay,” he says.

Research in ecology and anthropology inform much of Waqif’s approach, especially his interest in vernacular systems of ecological management. 

        

Elaborate pieces like “লয় [Loy]” are made possible through a collaborative effort, employing a team of skilled bamboo and cane craftspeople to create labyrinth-like tunnels and detailed surfaces. Natural entryways invite visitors to immerse themselves in the work, experiencing a range of audio effects as they wander through different areas.

A great 5 minute video, here

Demura Sensei's Costa Mesa Dojo Students.

Kangieko, Huntington Beach. CA  2013

 

 

  

 

A 5+ minute video, Miniscules , here

 

 

 

  

 

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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

 

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