La Folie

LA FOLIE SCENOGRAPHIE

Locqtion: Park la Vilette (Paris)

A folly is a decorative or attractive structure intended to complement a garden. There are 26 follies in Parc de la Villette (Paris 19st), which are evenly scattered across the park on an imaginary grid They're meant to help visitors in gaining a sense of direction and navigating throughout the space. The main cube measure 10,8 x 10,8 m, which is then subdivided into 27 smaller cubes of 3,6 m each side.In the geometrical creation of each folie, some of the smaller cubes are subtracted, some are presented as an emptied tridimensional grid. The final form was created according to several possible actions (repetition, fragmentation, intersection, qualification and distortion). My folie serves as an introduction to the neighborhood's history as well as to showcase upcoming local projects or events. Instqlling on the Ourcq canal, this folie unveils to visitors panoramic views over the area.