The Vienna-based design studio mischer'traxler (Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler) created a kinetic light installation, LeveL: the fragile balance of utopia, which is fully illuminated when still, and dims with movement. <br />
The Vienna-based design studio mischer'traxler (Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler) created a kinetic light installation, LeveL: the fragile balance of utopia, which is fully illuminated when still, and dims with movement.
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Made from a network of metal rods with LED lights at each end, which are covered in hand-sewn paper-shades, LeveL functions as a room-sized mobile, responding to movements from human interaction. <br />
Made from a network of metal rods with LED lights at each end, which are covered in hand-sewn paper-shades, LeveL functions as a room-sized mobile, responding to movements from human interaction.
India's "Chakraview" installation combined hanging textiles, fabric medallion curtains, a mirror-tiled floor, and a multimedia broadcast to striking effect. <br />
India's "Chakraview" installation combined hanging textiles, fabric medallion curtains, a mirror-tiled floor, and a multimedia broadcast to striking effect.
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The bright, eclectic showcase by the New Delhi-based artist and scenographer, Sumant Jayakrishnan, was intended to convey a message of "multiple utopias" linking India's past, present, and future. <br />
The bright, eclectic showcase by the New Delhi-based artist and scenographer, Sumant Jayakrishnan, was intended to convey a message of "multiple utopias" linking India's past, present, and future.
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A contemporary interpretation of an Anatolian tradition where wishes are tied to the branches of trees, Turkey's installation was conceived in response to the European refugee crisis as a symbol of hope, and a more positive future. <br />
A contemporary interpretation of an Anatolian tradition where wishes are tied to the branches of trees, Turkey's installation was conceived in response to the European refugee crisis as a symbol of hope, and a more positive future.
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"The Wish Machine" by the Istanbul-based multidisciplinary design studio Autoban, is a pneumatic messaging system that sends capsules with hand written notes through a series of plastic tubes to an undisclosed location. <br />
"The Wish Machine" by the Istanbul-based multidisciplinary design studio Autoban, is a pneumatic messaging system that sends capsules with hand written notes through a series of plastic tubes to an undisclosed location.
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Germany's installation by designers Konstantin Gric and Olivia Herms, takes the shape of two opposing rooms: the first is a simply outfitted, bright white space showcasing the John Malchovich quote "Utopia means elsewhere".<br />
Germany's installation by designers Konstantin Gric and Olivia Herms, takes the shape of two opposing rooms: the first is a simply outfitted, bright white space showcasing the John Malchovich quote "Utopia means elsewhere".
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The second part of Germany's entry is a black-box room with a digital fireplace and comfy seating, encouraging visitors to sit back and reflect on their personal interpretation of utopia. <br />
The second part of Germany's entry is a black-box room with a digital fireplace and comfy seating, encouraging visitors to sit back and reflect on their personal interpretation of utopia.
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London-based architect and designer Annabel Karim Kassar was behind the Lebanese entry to the Biennale. In collaboration with an extensive design team, she recreated Beirut's bustling street-life wish an interactive installation featuring a falafel vendor, a mattress maker, a juice vendor, and even a barber, amongst other stalls. <br />
London-based architect and designer Annabel Karim Kassar was behind the Lebanese entry to the Biennale. In collaboration with an extensive design team, she recreated Beirut's bustling street-life wish an interactive installation featuring a falafel vendor, a mattress maker, a juice vendor, and even a barber, amongst other stalls.
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One section of the bazar featured houkas and an assortment colorful rifraf in a nod to the vibrancy and eclecticism of the Beirut souks, which Karim Kassar, in fact, redesigned in the mid 1990's. <br />
One section of the bazar featured houkas and an assortment colorful rifraf in a nod to the vibrancy and eclecticism of the Beirut souks, which Karim Kassar, in fact, redesigned in the mid 1990's.
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Saudi sisters Basma and Noura Bouzo are the duo behind "The Water Machine" -- an outsize gumball machine that dispenses blue acrylic spheres, meant to symbolize water. <br />
Saudi sisters Basma and Noura Bouzo are the duo behind "The Water Machine" -- an outsize gumball machine that dispenses blue acrylic spheres, meant to symbolize water.
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Intended to draw attention to the scarcity of water as a resource, the project invites visitors to take away one of the blue balls as a memento, or a reminder, to be a more responsible consumer of water, and beyond. <br />
Intended to draw attention to the scarcity of water as a resource, the project invites visitors to take away one of the blue balls as a memento, or a reminder, to be a more responsible consumer of water, and beyond.
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