Gilded Cage Hybrid Composition
Human interaction activates the Gilded Cage. A functioning cage keeps what is outside out and what is inside contained. As you step in you begin to experience the external world through its bronze-plated bars.
Here, there is only evidence of what once was a populous city. They are no longer two entities to divide. Abandoned, what purpose does the cage serve without the possibility of occupancy? Lush with vegetation and void of interaction, does the cage become purposeless? The sculpture transforms into a reminder of bygone social constructs, gradually becoming one with its environment.
Purpose of Project: Recontextualize an existing sculpture in a new space.
Sculpture: Gilded Cage by Ai Weiwei
Drawing for Understanding
2-D Plan
Axonometric Perspective
2-D Elevation 2-D Section
Modeling For Precision Part I
3-D Plan3-D Isometric Perspective
3-D Elevation3-D Back Elevation
Modeling for Precision Part II
Gilded Cage Model
Styrofoam, Acrylic paint, spray paint, copper wire, balsa woodblock
4.5 x 6 inches