Studio Muoto . Georgi Stanishev
Concentrico 10’s programme includes an urban installation, The Wall, by Muoto and Georgi Stanishev located at Plaza del Revellín.
The Wall is located in a historical site of the city where the Calle Marqués de San Nicolás, a segment of the Camino de Santiago, meets an ancient defensive wall that used to surround the city. Their encounter is marked by a small rectangular plaza with a missing side. The plaza is regularly crossed by pilgrims. The aim of the installation is to close this plaza, in order to create an urban alcove, a room without a roof, where pilgrims can settle temporarily and take some rest in the shade.
The installation basically raises the question: how do we build a temporary wall? The choice was made to construct the wall as a pile of cinder block and wooden pallets. The overall composition is inspired by the typical storage of cinder blocks in cement factories. This layered construction emphasises the temporariness of the installation as much as it ensures stability of the wall itself. In order to lighten the structure, one side of the wall is hollowed, with braced wooden crosses replacing the cinder blocks. The platform allows to recreate a horizontal surface absorbing the slope of the existing paved ground, and to provide seating for visitors. The position of the wall in its urban context also provides the installation with a theatre-like dimension, as the inverted T-shape structure may be perceived as a stage for actors and performers.
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