“The Wall – An Encounter of the Third Kind” is a commission by Vision Magazine. Plasma Studio’s proposal is an assemblage of two planar surfaces, woven together and engaged in a dialogue: mutable, playable, and always interactive.

Contingent Affiliations

TYPE Installation
STATUS Commission, Built
LOCATION Beijing, China
YEAR 2015
CLIENT Vision Magazine

DESIGN TEAM Aurélie Biraud, Eva Castro, Ulla Hell, Holger Kehne,  Valentina Mancini, Giulia Mariotti, Pietro Scarpa, Yunya Tang, Chuan Wang, Shunhe Wen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jingshuang Zhao, Jun Zhao

The wall can be transformed through interaction on both sides: the influence of each side alters the original situation, generating added value through mutual interplay. This transformation is formative in a way that it surpasses the individual changes of the ONE to become something ELSE — a reinvention of the two actions through a shared projection and activity. Viewers are initially struck by the scale of this installation: poised between a functional structure and a presentation model, it raises fundamental questions about representation and spatial experience.

The sculpture is more than a wall: it employs depth ambiguously, simultaneously expanding and collapsing space. The absence of materiality in the combination of monochrome black and transparent Plexiglas, the elimination of any trace of fabrication, together with a systematic yet ultimately abstract and non-referential morphology, all contribute to a sublime experience.

The final OBJECT is an ABSTRACTION machine that reflects Plasma Studio’s working process and modus operandi — regardless of scale — whether in urban planning, architecture, installation, interior design, or furniture.