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temporary moisture barrier is draped across an interior wall exposed by the collapse of the Clinton Elks Lodge. I like how the colors are muted by the translucency of the plastic wrap and the way the pliant folds are organized diagonally over the rectangular surface. This reminds me of a Christo and Jeanne-Claude installation with the distinction of being functional.
“The wrapping or surrounding of familiar objects, the curtaining off of familiar views, and the intervention of fabric where one least expects it undermines our comfortable residence with the accustomed and creates a sense of dislocation.” - Peter Blank
