SO-IL's (short for Solid Objectives) Pole Dance was named the winner for the 2010 MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program. Florian Idenburg and his wife Jing Liu are the two architects behind this immersive, kinetic playground. The installation is "a metaphor for uncertain times" with its space seeking to find balance while enduring the influences from its participants and surrounding environment.
The structure is an array of 25' poles that rotate at their base. 14' above the ground where the pavilions walls end, there is a flexible mesh that moves like a current. On this mesh, balls will bob up and down and will tempt people to play by rolling balls along its surface. From the street there is a magical scene of circling sticks displaying the energy of the crowd.
As Idenburg speaks about his responsive structure, "It's not just about form, it's about the experience of going there, of shaping and affecting the architecture." SO-IL has succeeded in creating an interactive environment that responds to the dynamic world - its audience and its immediate, physical context. The space invites its inhabitants to manipulate their own space. You can see the direct influence your body has on the environment and you are also encouraged to play in a space "where there are direct consequences to your actions".
PS1 Warm-Up dancers are going to have too much fun.
SO-IL PS1 Pole Dance from SO-IL on Vimeo.
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