Beijing architects MAD have created an installation of two large monster’s footprints as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in China.
Called Monster’s Footprint in the Citizen Square, the project consists of 120 square metres of pink rubber sunken into the ground.
See our previous stories about MAD:
Urban Forest by MAD
Taichung Convention Center by MAD
Hutong Bubble 32 by MAD
Superstar: A Mobile Chinatown by MAD
Sinosteel International Plaza by MAD
See also our previous stories about the Shenzen & Hong Kong Biennale:
Bug Dome by WEAK!
Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale photos
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Mésarchitectures
Here’s some more information from MAD:
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MAD’s design for the Urbanism\Architecture Shenzhen & Hongkong Bi-city Biennale, the Monster’s Footprint debuted in the Citizen Square of Shenzhen.
It is a sunken space shade of a giant footprint, paved by pink EPDM material, functioning as the playground for the citizens in the city center.
Shenzhen is a village turned city overnight. Enchanted by the bursting power of economic development, the city center is filled with extensive, and yet indistinctive icons.
The coarse scale and preposterous symbolism of these icons have detached themselves from people’s daily experience. The Monster’s Footprint attempts to enter this very surreal reality, and offer a possibility for city dwellers to find their own freedom and joy in the Citizen Square.
Type: Public art installation
Material: EPDM
Size: 120sqm
December 17th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
SUPERB! MADE ME HAPPY!
December 17th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
funny and intresting!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
wouw!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Love this project: the idea that’s not a flat surface makes the space very engaging. and the colour is just perfect – pink, the colour of friendship.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Love this!
Pretty sure MAD have read Pynchon’s Vineland
December 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Nice, I like it..
.. but sadly only a matter of time before some bright spark sets one a-light and for China to finally have the largest carbon footprint in the world..
December 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Pink: the colour of freshly squashed children.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
i really like the fact that they have included play in this project, and think its so good how this biennial has been developed, seems really positive, looks like things are much more open and creative than when i was there a few years ago,
December 18th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
well done, …finally not chinese zaha…
December 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
cool, but what if it rains ?
December 19th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
really good.
I like the very smooth forms.
Out of interest, how to they drain? or do they just fill up with water?
December 19th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
hahahaha. so funny !
December 20th, 2009 at 3:11 am
they have small holes at the bottom of each bowls to drain water. similar to skate parks.
December 20th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
they’ve clearly been reading Pynchon.
December 20th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
RAIN-> the pink epdm material is porous so water will soak trough. The material is also soft and spongy, good for kids.
March 9th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Beautiful!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
ITS VERY CUTE :-)