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The perforations on the mirror panels create an interplay of light and shadow marking the passing of time.Īt night, thousands of stars appear on the poles, perforated randomly, and give shape to a mountain vibrant with light.Īurelien Chen is a French architect, architecture photographer and construction engineer, with 15 years of experience in China. In this peaceful setting, urban life goes on reflecting itself on the mirror canopies and on the surface of the poles.
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The canopies placed above the visitor’s head to represent clouds, turn out to be mirrors. The poles become a forest a black marble river invites the visitor to walk towards the real mountain standing out against the horizon. While the visitor moves closer, he discovers a miniature landscape in which he can move and stroll. With speed, the poles become a single surface and the effects created by the different materials composing the poles reveal the shape of a new mountain. While approaching the site from the street, a vibrant mountain composed by 200 inox poles subtly appears in the distance. There are three different sequences of approach and just as many levels of perception in this installation. Above all else, this installation is a landmark placed by the roadside to draw the attention to the entrance of the Dragon Mountain Natural site (Zhulong Shan), a typical example of « Shanshui » traditional Chinese landscape composed by mountains, forest, clouds and water.