By Biennale of Sydney
23rd Biennale of Sydney: rīvus
Flow (2022) by Cave UrbanBiennale of Sydney
About the participant
Cave Urban
Based in Sydney, Australia
Nici Long Born 1964 in Sydney, Australia
Juan Pablo Pinto Born 1978 in Santiago, Chile
Jed Long Born 1988 in Sydney, Australia
Cave Urban is a Sydney-based multidisciplinary studio formed by artists, architects and designers. Their practice explores the intersection of art and architecture, with a focus on sustainable materials and communal production.
'In me everything is already flowing.'
— Luce Irigaray, 1991
Cave Urban Interview (2022) by Motel Picture CompanyBiennale of Sydney
Flow (2022) by Cave UrbanBiennale of Sydney
Flow, 2022
Flow was created in response to The Cutaway site at Barrangaroo and, at 1,000 square metres, is one of the largest bamboo structures ever produced in Australia.
Flow (2022) by Cave UrbanBiennale of Sydney
With undulating forms inspired by the energy and movement of water, the course of Flow is altered by its contact with the architecture and with other artworks.
Flow (2022) by Cave UrbanBiennale of Sydney
So too, its twists and turns influence our bodies and perception of space – at some points we are standing on the riverbed, submerged beneath the water; at others we look down at its textured surface. Flow embodies a river while also holding the memory of the forest.
Flow (2022) by Cave UrbanBiennale of Sydney
Fast growing and adaptable, Bamboo is utilised worldwide as an ideal natural building material, offering, as Cave Urban write ‘strength, versatility, renewability and aesthetic beauty’.
Flow; YIRUNG BILA (SKY HEAVEN RIVER) (2022) by Cave Urban; Nicole ForeshewBiennale of Sydney
Half of the 1,000 bamboo poles used in the installation were harvested from a renewable forest in New South Wales and the rest repurposed from previous projects. Flow will, in turn, be put to reuse in future endeavours.
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