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Pastel Dystopia

Pastel Dystopia

The connection between interior and exterior worlds has never been more prevalent.

Within our homes, shapes, forms and entranceways have been given new meaning as we redefine rooms for altered lifestyles.Cyril Lancelin’s practice com- bines technology and art, often engaging the pub- lic immersive installations that provoke questions about the built environment through spaces that ambiguous.

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Classical shapes and volumetric spaces are es- sential to the structures; architectural forms are transformed into experiential art through software design. Circles, squares and triangles prop up glass facades and concrete ceilings in imagined houses. Chain, pictured above, is a parametric wall propos- al. House Geometry, pictured below, is also a con- ceived idea – reconsidering the use of structural blocks Throughout his 60 year career Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994) designed more than 2,000 gar- dens around the world; he also discovered around 50 new plant species. Deutsche Bank KunstHalle Berlin welcomes the touring exhibition Roberto Bur- le Marx: Brazilian Modernist.

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Following its premiere at The Jewish Museum, New York, in 2016. The show illustrates the full range of his artistic production and erases boundaries between different media and disciplines. Described as a 20th century Renaissance man, he was a prolific landscape architect, painter, sculptor, set designerand environmental.

Burle Marx’s pioneering designs for Brasília and Rio de Janeiro have a lasting impact on these cities. Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist, until 3 October, Deutsche Bank KunstHalle Berlin..

Karen Khachaturov’s images are firmly lodged in a disjointed fairytale. Each photograph is like a hard-boiled sweet with a salty centre. A PASTEL DYSTOPIA

Karen Khachaturov’s images are firmly lodged in a disjointed fairytale. Each photograph is like a hard-boiled sweet with a salty centre. Alluring pastel pinks, blues and mint greens give way to a persistent sense of danger and imprisonment. Hands, feet and heads are lodged within pale pink cinder blocks – figures slumped against walls in an effort to escape. Meanwhile characters send smoke signals into the air: plumes of orange and magenta dissipate.

Karen Khachaturov’s images are firmly lodged in a disjointed fairytale. Each photograph is like a hard-boiled sweet with a salty centre. Alluring pastel pinks, blues and mint greens give way to a persistent sense of danger and imprisonment. Hands, feet and heads are lodged within pale pink cinder blocks – figures slumped against walls in an effort to escape. Meanwhile characters send smoke signals into the air: plumes of orange and magenta dissipate into the white clouds.

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