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Duo

Melek Zeynep Bulut

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DUO, Painted Hall London 2024 - TARAN WILKHU
DUO, Painted Hall London 2024 - MARK COCKSEDGE
DUO, Painted Hall London 2024 - MARK COCKSEDGE
DUO, Painted Hall London 2024 - TARAN WILKHU

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JURY VOTES
Exhibition
7.95
6.80
8.25
6.75
7.44
Karim El-Ishmawi
Karim El-Ishmawi Managing Director and Cofounder at Kinzo
The restaurant creates a wonderful...
7.92
7.45
8.11
5.38
7.22
Wayne Turett
Wayne Turett Founder and Principal at The Turett Collaborative : Architecture and Interior Design
7.7
8.18
8.18
5.62
7.42
Valentina Mariani
Valentina Mariani Journalist and Art Curatour at Valentina Mariani
7.8
7.9
8
5.5
7.3
Gerrit Vos
Gerrit Vos Founder and Creative Director at Workshop of Wonders
Beautifully atmospheric interior an...
7.83
7.83
7.46
5
7.03
Anthony Gargiulo
Anthony Gargiulo SVP Design Innovation and Transformation at Compass Group
Powerful space, very experiential a...
8.47
7.55
8.55
5.4
7.49
Jing Ju
Jing Ju Senior Designer, Global Creative Visual Merchandising at Tiffany & Co.
7.13
6.19
7.64
6.4
6.84
Cheng Gong
Cheng Gong Studio Director China at Snøhetta
5
5
5
5
5
Jacques Chevrant
Jacques Chevrant UX Lead and Architect at Revalu
7.2
7.6
8.3
5
7.03
Alex Yang
Alex Yang Partner and Creative Director at MOC Design Office
Emanates an upscale dining ambiance...
5.7
6.4
6
5.4
5.88
Hilde Francq
Hilde Francq Founder at Francq Colors Trend Studio
7.13
7.9
8.28
6.55
7.47
Sneha Divias
Sneha Divias Founder at Sneha Divias Atelier
7.34
8.33
7.42
5
7.02
Andreas Weidner
Andreas Weidner Head of Retail at Silhouette Group
6
6
7
5
6
Pinar Harris
Pinar Harris Vice President and Principal at SB Architects
8
8
8
5
7.25
Sheng Wang
Sheng Wang Founder and Design Director at Informal Design
6.8
6.5
7
6.5
6.7
Client
London Design Festival
Floor area
84 ㎡
Completion
2024
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Installation

Duo is a contemporary 'second' space installation in the historic Painted Hall.

‘Space within a space.’

There is a synchronisation of historical reference and the contemporary. It starts with the imagination of a giant ice cube placed in the Painted Hall. This mass dissolves into matrices and turns into a vault of thousands of cubes include microphones, speakers and reflectors. For the visitor, this is a portal experience between time and space. This monumental, dissolved cube is constructed with light and sound sensors in each array and produces light and sound echoes with the movement and sound of the human aura. It is a metaphysical dialogue between times, places and actions.

A rectangular prism, it's minimal design redolent of ancient forms, evokes a sense of psychological closeness; while an interconnected mechanical system of magnets and sensors induces a delicate balance and rhythmic harmony. The installation blurs the boundaries of design and space, presenting a multi-sensory journey that fully reveals itself with the viewer’s interaction – the human presence altering the work’s spatial motion and rhythm. At its core, ‘Duo’ encapsulates the essence of ‘two’: a dialogue, an agreement, and the dynamic metaphysical interplay between both centre and periphery.