El ultimo grito: escape into the upper air at spring projects, london

EL ULTIMO GRITO: ESCAPE INTO THE UPPER AIR SPRING PROJECTS, LONDON ON SHOW UNTIL OCTOBER 18TH, 2011 cinema, imaginary architectures, 2011 glass W25 x H37 x L48 cm unique all photos by andrew

atkinson, courtesy of spring projects coinciding with london design week 2011, spring projects presents ‘escape into the upper air’, an exhibition of newly commissioned work by london-based

studio el ultimo grito (EUG) (rosario hurtado and roberto feo). imaginary architectures series, 2011 glass the centre piece of the show is a collective of glass works, new additions to

EUG’s imaginary architectures series sitting on top and sprawling across two brightly pigmented and polished fibreglass tables that act as their foundation. this set-up offers an elegant

sprawl of delicately formed glass objects, creating an urban vista which includes a shopping mall, airport, estate, building and station. these ‘glass buildings’ are connected by ‘glass

bridges’ reminiscent of a venetian landscape. ‘imaginary architectures’ are propositions for the social, material and spiritual elements of cities. these ‘structures of anything’ allow one

to probe, question and speculate upon the relevance and meaning of these spaces in our lives… station, imaginary architectures, 2011 glass love hotel, imaginary architectures, 2011 glass W40

x D40 x H60 cm unique other works include two large vertical hanging tables that aim to challenge our conventional understanding of the furniture objects along with delicately structured

cloud lamps, creating a mesmeric geometric pattern with light and shadow. the tables use cardboard as the base construction material to form non-geometric, organic-like furniture and are

coated (as if dipped) in fibreglass. their resin finish creates an immediate contradiction between the throw away, biodegradable cardboard interiors, and their durable high-finish outer

shell. these works instill the presence of both sculpture and functionality and are set in motion with a variety of corporeal attitudes and tactile responses. they are made to be responded

to both physically and psychologically, posing questions about our social experience to objects. using color, material, texture and scale this exhibition creates a bold, audacious and

immersive landscape of pieces that demand our attention. free range, british racing green table, 2011 fibreglass and cardobard mould H75.5 x W99 x L 240 cm unique