Artifical Rock (Jia Shan Shi)
1995--
Material: Hand-forged and polished stainless steel
New Map of Beijing: Today’s and Tomorrow’s Capital—Rockery Remodeling Plan
This is a remodeling plan based on the new map of Beijing. We searched for artificial rockery sites around Beijing and replaced them with stainless-steel rocks.
Proposal of Artificial Rock—studied as conceptual texts.
After polishing, stainless steel never rusts, satisfying our expectations for an ideal material.
After polishing, stainless steel reflects its surrounding colors, changing with the environment without having its own fixed pigment.
After polishing, the mirrored surface of polished stainless steel shows the changing textures and shapes of natural stones, while distorting and breaking any images reflected on it. It functions by bringing fantasies and hopes to people.
Stainless steel is significantly cheaper, compared to gold and silver. But since it contains traces of gold, it looks shiny and luxurious. Using this material one can “pay less for more.”
Stainless-steel artificial rocks are light and hollow; they can float in water and travel with its currents.
In short, the most important feature is that it blends with its environment, and that it will never fall out of fashion.