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Inflatable carpet,
a sculpture that covers the entire floor of a room, transforms the floor
surface into a topographic landscape. Once inflated, the floor of the
room has a slope ranging from one to two feet high towards the centre.
When people first enter the space, they are drawn to the carpet's tactile
qualities. Acting as a conduit for physical and verbal communication,
the carpet transforms the room into a piece of furniture.
This project integrates
architectural and artistic disciplines in an innovative performance by
making the floor of a room (gallery) far more visual and alive. In the
crossover from two-dimensional flat construction to the three-dimensional
realm of live performance with the visitor's spontaneous act on it, the
inflated carpet changes the pre-conceived notions of a floor, space, and
furniture.
The inflatable carpet
consists of a deep pile carpet, an inflatable rubber mat, and a steel
baseboard that runs around the perimeter, securing the two surfaces.
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