Under the Moon II
A work by the sculptor Miguel Navarro for girls and boys from 5 to 12 years old. Organized by the Atelier des Enfants of the Center Pompidou
By Sinaloa Science Center
Centre Pompidou
With an area of 50 square meters, the work: "Under the Moon II" resembles a city seen from above. The gaze flies over an extension of elements often repeated and combined among them: cubes, pyramids, towers, columns. The empty parts contrast with very dense areas, and narrow steps respond to wide avenues, the huge and the small coexist in its space.
The sculptural project by Miquel Navarro, commissioned by the Pompidou Center, synthesizes many of the artist's concerns: the idea of the urban, the conformation of the city as an organism, the use of metals as materials that recall the hectic life of the world contemporary.
Perspectiva de Bajo la Luna II (2020-01-20) by Miquel NavarroSinaloa Science Center
This sculptural project allows us to talk about the city in time, its construction, our social practices in it, and the inclusion of more urban technologies.
Each figure is on the border between the abstract and the figurative. All the elements are a metal alphabet and the whole as a text. The city as an idea that participants can rewrite again and again
View of Under the Moon II Exhibition (2020-01-20) by Miquel NavarroSinaloa Science Center
Navarro's cities allow us to recreate a city from different moments, allowing discussion about urban vocabulary and its meaning in the city. What is a monument? Factory?...
At another time, we can explore three ideas about space: the dispersed, the broken, the open. What is not there? Where is the emptiness? What places are spacious? Which small and which large? What does the main square are for? and an alley?
In another sense, we can talk about the city using statistics in fun ways. Each house can represent a certain number of people. How much water does the city need to cover its needs? How do we clean and distribute it? Will there need to be a car for each person? Is it viable? How much traffic is in our city? Are there other options for people's mobility?
Detail of a composition in Under the Moon II exhibit (2020-01-20) by Miquel NavarroSinaloa Science Center
How does a city transform over time ...? How does the increase in population require that structures, streets, buildings, parks change? How much has a city changed ...? How much will it change?
Materia Logo (2020-01-20) by Materia, Sinaloa Science Center MuseumSinaloa Science Center
Under the Moon II, is a sculptural project by Miquel Navarro commissioned by the Pompidou Center. The exhibition-workshop was part of the inaugural cycle of Materia, the Museum of the Sinaloa Science Center.
