Elevating structural support material to new heights, March Studio\u2019s Jackalope Pavilion \u2013\u00a0comprising a web of cross-hatched scaffolding cladding a rectangular white box \u2013 floats upon steel columns in Melbourne\u2019s seaside suburb of St Kilda like a modular cloud. Within its confines, blackened space comprising 100 sq m continuously pelts with...
Melbourne’s Jackalope Pavilion designed by Australian architects March Studio.Melbourne’s Jackalope Pavilion designed by Australian architects March Studio.Elevating structural support material to new heights, March Studio’s Jackalope Pavilion – comprising a web of cross-hatched scaffolding cladding a rectangular white box – floats upon steel columns in Melbourne’s seaside suburb of St Kilda like a modular cloud.
Yet those who dare to confront the treacherous downpour miraculously remain dry thanks to responsive sensors ceasing the heavy deluge to fall wherever they detect movement beneath. From the outside, the ‘cloud’ not so much as drips. Unlike past iterations of– a seminal installation created by London-based collaborative art studio Random International – this marks the first time it has been presented as a privately owned piece contained within a purpose-built structure .
‘City centres are concrete jungles where nature is a luxury, so I wanted to challenge the idea of using art to recreate and even exert nature,’ enthuses Li. But don’t expect damp, obsidian surrounds. It will incorporate meteorological references including rainbows. ‘Melbournians are obsessed with the weather; they’re always talking about the rain. It’s an urban foe. I want people to be in awe of its superpowers, its potent poetic and magical qualities,’ offers Li.
From the street it rises some 15m, its all-white cumulous outlines piercing the sky and reflecting nature’s activities: the pinks of the setting sun and greys on overcast days. Strategically placed uplights allow it to glow like a faceted crystal at night, ‘a corner beacon’ enthuses Eggleston. ‘It’s a fantastic typology as it possesses no windows or main entrance so it intrigues passersby who wonder what’s getting built under the support scaffolding,’ he adds.
Presented in association with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image , the ‘white cube’ is the antithesis of an exhibition space within. It’s dark, moist, smells of wet rubber and is incredibly noisy, granting no time for contemplation as visitors become its activating agents via movement, mindfully walking slowly to remain dry whilst curbing their instinct to run.
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