LAYERING FRAMES
LOCATION
COMPLETION
GFA
SCOPE
DESIGN TEAM
MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY
PRODUCTION
Paris, France
October 2023
250 m2
Set Design
Josh Ren, Baoer Wang
Shoji Fujii
Devi Sok
Among the three interdependent elements of surface, line, and point, the line has the most freedom. Like light, it extends endlessly; like the horizon, it divides day and night; like the contours under the painter's brush, it outlines all shapes. In text or in paintings, vivid worlds can emerge with a few strokes of lines on a flat surface. Inspired by Chinese landscape paintings, delineating ambiguity through lines also inspires us to consider whether it's possible to recreate such a feat using “lines” in this runway space.
We start by scoring three lines on the floor plan, mapping out the circulation. The model weaves through these three lines to create visual ambiguity. The audience is seated on one side of the runway to observe this colossal “painting”.
The three lines manifest themselves as three-dimensional veils in space. Models shuttle between the illusory and the real. When the breeze caused by the model's movement gently lifts the curtains, the audience catches a glimpse of the different layers. Like a scroll unfolding before the audience, people and light interweave within the scene. The lines flutter between the incessant flow of actions, extending infinitely along the ray of lights.
Weighted lines, layered planes. Together with Ruohan, we measure the “infinite” with “lines”.