The last four years I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Miami, Florida. In those four years, me and my friends explored all the city had to offer: restaurants, museums, parks, and other scenic areas. One of the places that stood out to me most was the Perez Art Museum, and more specifically their hanging gardens in their outdoor restaurant. When this project was presented I thought of this place and all of the fun ways I can recreate it.
Baan, I., 2013. Perez Art Museum, Miami. [image].
As a result of moving here just two weeks ago from the United States, my roommate and I have accumulated a multitude of cardboard from our packages. I wanted to find a way to incorporate materials I had available to me before going out and buying new materials. Coming up with the structure was fairly easy as I wanted to mimic two holding pieces as the two white pillars on each side of the hanging garden. The rest was trial and error on what would be sturdy enough to hot glue gun as well as look clean and similar to the actual building while simultaneously adding my own take on it. I ended up buying wood sticks and did a mix of the cardboard and the wood to show different texture, color, and shape- and think if I had a chance to redo it I would stick to one material. Nonetheless, it was tedious yet fun to make as I got to interact with art and open my creative side.
Guiffre, J., 2022. Cardboard process. [image].
Guiffre, J., 2022. Cardboard process [drawing]