Video: Color Shadows / Eduardo Castillo, by Cristobal Palma

Nov 2011

By David Basulto — Filed under: Videos , Chile, Cristobal Palma, Eduardo Castillo, MoMA, PS1, video

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For the last 12 years, the MoMA and the P.S.1 have invited a group of emerging architects to compete for the opportunity to design and construct a summer installation within MoMA PS1’s courtyard as part of their Young Architects Program (you can check the 2012 short list here).

As of last year, the program started an international version in two countries: Chile (Color Shadows, at the Matucana 100 Cultural Center – YAP_CONSTRUCTO) and Italy (wHATAMI, at the MAXXI museum in Rome, YAP_MAXXI).

The winning project of the Chilean version, designed by Eduardo Castillo, was open during the 2010 summer (Jan-Feb, southern hemisphere), hosting a series of cultural events and music sessions, just like the P.S.1 in Queens.

The project, Color Shadows, consists of a series of roofs structured from wooden posts that, together with fabric, created a topographic relief, more than covering the patio, spatially contained it. This dynamic structure filters the light and is constantly changing during the day. This dynamic condition can be seen thanks to this video by architectural photographer Cristobal Palma.

More videos by Cristobal Palma at ArchDaily:

Nicanor Parra Library (Mathias Klotz)
El Porvenir Kindergarten (Giancarlo Mazzanti)
Flor del Campo School (Giancarlo Mazzanti + Felipe Mesa)
Sports Facilities (Giancarlo Mazzanti + Plan B)

Cristobal Palma (1974, Oxford, UK): Based in Santiago, Chile, Cristobal’s work spans architecture, urban and documentary photography. He studied at London’s Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), and his work has been published in numerous titles internationally, with recent commissions by: The New York Times, Monocle, Wallpaper, Domus, Dwell and Architectural Digest. He lives in Santiago, Chile, and works both with architects in Chile and abroad.

About David Basulto: Graduate Architect. Co Founder and Executive Editor of ArchDaily.com. Architecture geek.

Cite:
Basulto , David . "Video: Color Shadows / Eduardo Castillo, by Cristobal Palma" 28 Nov 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 25 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/187789>

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Joe says:

So much better than the kind of nonsense that goes up in NY year after year.

# November 28, 2011 at 10:34

Blair says:

well Joe, I’ve been to both, and the Chilean version was a pity, a bad copy of the 2010 PS1 installation. What was really sad though was the fact that ‘cultural events’ were nothing more than a DJ playing for an almost invisible audience. The only people who actually enjoyed it were the kids coming from the park across the street, they absolutely loved the swings and the pool.

# November 28, 2011 at 16:24

R.Aller says: