Modern Body Festival proudly presents the world premiere of Weihaw Wang’s speculative speculative playpod for children in preparation for the zombie apocalypse!
OCT 26-28 | EXHIBITION | THE GREY SPACE IN THE MIDDLE
How can the human species rebuild society in an environment torn by warfare, disease, climate collapse, zombies or alien species? Weihaw Wang points our attention to the seemingly small and quotidian, reminding us that we first and foremost need to protect the playfulness and innocence of our children and let the kids be kids. The Cosmos Urchin (宇宙 ウニ) is a safe pod, or children’s bunker that borrows its protective mechanism from the sea urchin. It is made of metal tubes and connectors, whose spikes protect those inside against zombies, mutated animals and alien creatures. The structure can be easily broken up and transported to provide a protected space for children to play while their parents set out to find food, resources, and other survivors in a post-apocalyptic future.
BIO
WeiHaw Wang (TW/JP/UK) is a Taiwanese-born, British architect who has spent most of his professional career in the UK. He is currently based in Tokyo, and is the director of Sawara architectural firm. While his private practice deals with smaller residential projects, he also provides technical consultation for the parametric and computational departments of other architectural corporations. He has conducted computational design workshops for MTech, Architectural Association (AA), and London Metropolitan University in 2009. While at KPF London, he also worked on various architectural projects involving parametric design – an airport terminal, a football stadium, a mixed-use high rise, and private space installations. WeiHaw graduated with an MArch from The Bartlett School of Architecture in London (UCL).