In 2007, Korean-born (but Continental-living) Koo Jeong-a visited an island in the middle of France's Vassivière Lake
for her exhibition, "Oussseux." Where a usual tourists might take a
photo of the island's lighthouse and head back to land, the artist fell
into a rapture over what she experienced as an "unreal, phantasmagoric and powerful dreamscape."
Don't listen to us, check out her artist statement:
"OTRO is an artwork made of bumps – the cradle – and hollows – bowls
and tunnels. This work of Koo Jeong-A refers to both definitions of
sculpture and representation: hollows and bumps, shadows and lights,
soft or accentuated reliefs.
It is an art work to live, to experiment, not only from a sporting
point of view but also from a sensorial, sensitive and artistic point of
view. It establishes the link between the urban, practicable, sporting
and playful aspect of the artwork as a skate park and the artwork from
an artistic point of view as part of Koo Jeong-A’s world."
Koo Jeong-a worked with the Brussels-based L'Escaut Architectures and Belgium skate collectives Brusk and Barricade.
It took about four years to complete, and has more than 2,000 square
feet of surface area spread over several bowls and three tunnels.
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If you are interested in glowing concrete, check out this article on Glowcrete and the product, Lumicrete. Lumicrete claims to be environmentally friendly, but no such claim could be found on the Glowcrete product.
CITATION:
(1) http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/08/glow-dark-skate-park-nocturnal-thrashing/2821/#.UBv8WNbZqDo.facebook
(2) All photos courtesy of L'Escaut Architectures.
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