A GENTLE COLLAPSING II - ALEX HARTLEY
AN Architecture was approached by Alex Hartley and the Victoria Miro gallery with the proposal of submerging a modernist ruin into the gallery’s waterside garden. Discussions began around a model Alex had made in his studio and using found items from his home and cast items which he fabricated in his studio we began to piece together how to construct and submerge an architectural intervention into the canal.
Over a 10 day period we slowly submerged panels of the building into the canal and the surrounding gardens. It was then rendered, painted and dressed before it was left to age, the structure was only meant to be there for 3 months and ended up lasting for over a year. It was a fascinating and wonderful project that took a small corner of central London and turned it into a magical architectural wonder.
CLIENT Victoria Miro Gallery / Alex Hartley ©
PHOTOGRAPHY Thierry Bal