Tomás Saraceno. On Space Time Foam

Curated by Andrea Lissoni

Pirelli HangarBicocca

Tomás Saraceno

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

At Pirelli HangarBicocca Tomás Saraceno has created “On Space Time Foam”, a floating structure consisting of three levels of transparent film that can be accessed by the public. It takes inspiration from the cubic shape of the exhibition space. 

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

The work required months of preparation and experimentation with a multidisciplinary team of architects and engineers, and it had its natural continuation in an important symposium, “Sensing”, in which the artist participated in 2014 during a residency period at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge (MA).

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

Tomás Saraceno (San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 1973) is an artist and architect whose astonishing, visionary installations took him to international fame. His works are accessible to the public and capable of modifying our perception of architectural spaces. Inspired by the tradition of twentieth-century utopian architecture, they come from a desire to create low-impact aerial structures that are inhabitable and energy self-sufficient.

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

Saraceno – who describes himself as someone who “lives in and beyond the planet Earth” – takes inspiration primarily from the idea of breaking down geographical, physical, behavioral and social barriers. But also from the idea of life that is sustainable for man and planet, from the encounter and interaction between different disciplines and forms of understanding, and from the concept of networking and sharing in all stages of the creation of works and projects

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

“On Space Time Foam” (2012) by Tomás SaracenoPirelli HangarBicocca

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