The latest work from artist Do Ho Suh is a powder blue gable roof cottage dangling from a university roof called “Fallen Star”. Commissioned by the Stuart Collection for UC San Diego, the “Fallen Star” installation sculpture was born from the Seoul, Korea artist’s experience of physically and mentally readjusting to his new surroundings in the United States challenging the idea of what “home” really is.
The house hangs half-lodged, half-perched in the rooftop of UC San Diego’s engineering building. From afar, the house almost looks like a toy house, but from below the homes foundation can make any pedestrian walk a little bit faster for fear of it falling. Not to worry – the foundation is sound.
Although, it doesn’t look it, the cottage conforms to California earthquake building codes and is made to withstand winds of up to 100 miles per hour. The house is permanently fastened to the building structure and will likely make an impact on generations of students to come.
Art being integrated into our daily lives can entice imagination and creativity helping us to live outside our four “normal” walls. Gravity defying Sculpture Installation “Fallen Star” Challenges the Idea of Home.
The latest work from artist Do Ho Suh is a powder blue gable roof cottage dangling from a university roof called “Fallen Star”. Commissioned by the Stuart Collection for UC San Diego, the “Fallen Star” installation sculpture was born from the Seoul, Korea artist’s experience of readjusting to his cultural displacement and new surroundings in the United States, challenging the idea of what “home” really is.
The house hangs half-lodged, half-perched in the rooftop of UC San Diego’s engineering building. From afar, the house almost looks like a toy house, but from below the homes foundation can make any pedestrian walk a little bit faster for fear of it falling. Not to worry – the foundation is sound.
Although, it doesn’t look it, the cottage conforms to California earthquake building codes and is made to withstand winds of up to 100 miles per hour. The house is permanently fastened to the building structure and will likely make an impact on generations of students to come.
Art being integrated into our daily lives can entice imagination and creativity, hopefully helping us to live outside our four “normal” walls.