In such a small space, line, forms, and gestures are limited… What do we have then, but light, time, movement, and material? With this premise in mind, we ask ourselves not only, “what does a memorial mean, but also what does it do.”
We are not survivors of the Shoah. We don’t pretend to know the intensely personal feelings associated with the experience; we can only speculate. In a short time, little direct experiences will be left. Therefore we sought to distill the fundamental essence of a collective conscious.
We propose a place of peace, perhaps a place of discomfort, a place of reflection, a place where senses stir memories. These qualities will always be remembered, be shared, be alive, broadcasting the memory and the universal message “never again” long after the last survivor has left.
It is our hope that through simple actions we can influence profound reactions.
Stone on Stone [CLIP] from Rob Carter on Vimeo.
plan sketch + notes
they've created an investment, not a social expense.
MARCUS PRIZE 2010 from Spirit of Space on Vimeo.
Our go at the International Glass competition (this year's challenge to reinvent the "community gathering space") had to go off in a well-organized fashion because of the time constraint. Well we took our sweet time on Detroit, we were left with less than a week to represent, finish, print and send the physical thing to Tokyo. But this limitation, I believe, rendered some solid results. Our main objectives had to be simplified, ordered and presented quickly, clearly and diagrammatically.
