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Steel maze at Belgium coal mine by Gijs – Van Vaerenbergh

July 22, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

gijs-van-vaerenbergh-experimental-labyrinth-c-mine-art-centre-designboom-04 From DesignBoom, With a focus on the experience of space, gijs van vaerenbergh — a collaboration of belgian architects and artists pieterjan gijs and arnout van vaerenbergh — have realized an immersive labyrinth at the central square of C-mine Art Centre in Genk, Belgium.

a one kilometer maze of steel corridors, with walls that tower 5 meters above the earth, surrounds installation visitors, placing them within the intricate depths of the imposing structural mass. a series of boolean transformations comprising large, geometric shapes are cut from the structure — a sphere, a cylinder, and a cone create voids and apertures that alter the walk through the labyrinth into a sequence of spatial and sculptural experiences.

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From the tower

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C-Mine Cultural Complex

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Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
pieterjan gijs and arnout van vaerenbergh
Belgium
email: info@gijsvanvaerenbergh.com
http://www.gijsvanvaerenbergh.com/

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