Serpentine Gallery Pavillion 2007 byOlafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorse August – November 2007.
I love the circular notion of the inside and out of this piece of architecture, which is still currently under construction. It reminds me of a spinning top, which in fact I just read…that is exactly what it is meaning to reflect. I realise that inspiration can be drawn from everywhere. A spinning top has a unique balance system, this can be clearly seen in the form of this architecture by the used of the white strips running down the side, (although it is sturdy.)
A bit of 'slightly' relevant philosophy...
There is a philosphical theorem, nothing can be just imagined/ designed etc without inspiration from/ seeing something else. The brain is not capable of creating something completely new, for example the magical creature a unicorn is made up from a horse, and perhaps a dinosaur, and a house was inspired maybe by a cave. Therefore we need to embrass these inprirations, such like the Serpentine has.
'The Pavilion will act as a ‘laboratory’ every Friday night with artists, architects, academics and scientists leading a series of public experiments.' 'A wide spiralling ramp makes two complete turns, ascending from the Gallery’s lawn to the seating area and continues upwards, culminating at the highest point in a view across Kensington Gardens and down into the chamber below.'
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