NUMAN/FOR USE TAPE INSTALLATION DESIGN MUSEUM LONDON

The other week there was a tape installation at the design museum as part of the Brit Insurance Designs of the year awards.


Numan/for Use created a unique installation on the first floor of them museum made entirely from stickytape.


Apparently 45km of tape went into this installation where tape acted like biological tendons stretched in between rigid points and columns.


It was on view for one night only at the design museum. I was going to check it out but got stuck at home.


The inspiration comes from a set design for a dance performance, in which the form evolves from the movement of dancers between pillars: the dancers stretch the tape as they move, resulting in a (tape) recording of the choreography.

You can find more info on foruse by clicking on this link here: http://www.foruse.info/ there are alot of more stickytape installations they have done in a similar style around the world also including some wicked lighting concepts.

TAPE BICYCLE TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD

I was driving up Tottenham court road in London last night and zoomed past this bicycle covered in tape, I thought it was mega cool, so i rode past it on my bicycle on the way to work this morning to take some pics of it.


The tape says "Life is Moving" and gives a facebook page for the electricsoundcompany. I looked it up today - as would have been the aim of this little guerilla marketing campaign for the new band, the electic. Here is the link:http://www.electricsoundcompany.com/about


The whole bike here is covered with tape and it is just parked on a regular bike lock-up on the Muji side of tottenham court road, on the oxford street end.


I'm not sure how long it is going to remain there, its definitely a fun thing to do with a couple of rolls of packing tape.



Even the seat and the pedals are covered with tape. Go and check it out soon!

TAPE ARTIST IGOR ESKINJA

Croatian artist Igor Eskinja creates art work which plays with space and two-dimensional metaphors. His installations make use of basic materials applied directly to the gallery’s surfaces which are destroyed once the exhibition is over.


His use of the humble brown packing tape merge different surfaces of the exhibition space, creating optical illusions.


The subject matter of the installations are as beautifully mundane as the materials used to create them. This blending and laying of simplicity makes his work striking and thought provoking as well as graphically eye catching.


I have always loved the rigid nature of tape used to create art pieces and Ekinja executes this concept to a tea. This installation of a simple, abstract tree creates the illusion of it floating in space.


Aside from tape he also uses simple hardware store materials such as here - electrical cord creating the word imagineering in a way which looks as though it is floating in the room or has been superimposed after the photo has been taken.


I love this 'carpet' i think i would love to do this in my own apartment!

See more of Ekinja's work here: www.designboom.com

and here: its amazing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/igoreskinja/