Hot Pants Smokin’
Architect:
Jacob Melin, White Architects
Lighting:
Daniel Ljung
Butong team:
Lars Höglund, Jean-Charles Violleau
Year:
2010
Written about the project
Article on Davidreport.com in English
Sculpture exhibited at the recurring festival Allt ljós in Uppsala
“This is a lighting festival. But as architects we wanted to explore form and material containing light, rather than focusing on the lighting equipment ”, says Jacob Melin. “We wanted to make a mysterious and archaic object, in some ways contrasting to the commercial and mundane part of the city where it stands”.
The 3.5 meter high sculpture consists of 48 unique frames made of thin steel profiles. Each newly made sheet of butong was cut with a knife with the frame as a template. The finished panels were then welded together into five drawers, the lighting was installed and finally the drawers were assembled on site.
