Finding Light(ness)
An ‘un-adapted’ conjunction that joins to the passage to give the impression of lightness not only in its appeal but in its structure too. The Passage’s heavily ornamented ceiling seems to be lifted, as though it weighs nothing, allowing more light to enter the dark passage.
The dimensions we find are those between the past and the present. The passing/passage of time. It is not full broken however not The Passage has changed, yet its structural principles have stayed the same. Its monolithic columns have continued to support the weight of the many trains that have passed and will still pass above. The tiles are starting to crumble, they have been for a while now, yet the robust materials, where no expense seems to have been spared, have persisted the passing of time. The conflict between forces, or rather their fusion (coming together), has remained the same. The Passage is still acting on compression and tension, forces that shall not change if their basic principles are maintained. Perhaps it is rather an IN-dimension. What resides with-IN / between the layers and what can we find there? What forgotten/unseen potential in its forces can form a new conjunction that will improve the quality of the space? We are testing the limits of the structure to celebrate the existing.
This conjunction can adapt to the conditions of the site but is un-adapted in its principle. Forces are in working together where new joins to old. A ‘therefore conjunction’ of opposing forces, lifting the ceiling up, giving more lightness to the space. Pushing and pulling to create a structure only when in the desired state of equilibrium. We have added tactility to these forces, in its critical state of equilibrium before collapse.
ATLAS
MAPPING PASSAGE CHAMBON