Pillow Fort
Pillow
Fort attempts to capture that almost humanly universal warm-fuzzy feeling: the
whim and impermanence of childhood. Eschewing the bizarre for the
not-so-strangely familiar, Pillow Fort is nostalgia at play, bordering campy
duckiness, through a cheeky and irreverent form that invites the curious to
symbolically go back to their now-idealized mistakes of youth.
True to its inspiration, the folly is made of Tyvek® - a non-woven polyethylene, recyclable, semi-translucent, lightweight paper material that is UV, tear and water-resistant, which can be self-attached to create a single large surface.
Many activities can take place in Pillow Fort, such as reading, playing board games, pillow fighting, or making out, but it is purposefully purposeless, so it is whatever you make it out to be.
When Pillow Fort’s stay is over, it can live out its days (until its recycled) in another field of past, present, and future dreams.
True to its inspiration, the folly is made of Tyvek® - a non-woven polyethylene, recyclable, semi-translucent, lightweight paper material that is UV, tear and water-resistant, which can be self-attached to create a single large surface.
Many activities can take place in Pillow Fort, such as reading, playing board games, pillow fighting, or making out, but it is purposefully purposeless, so it is whatever you make it out to be.
When Pillow Fort’s stay is over, it can live out its days (until its recycled) in another field of past, present, and future dreams.
Location
Long Island City, Queens, NY
Year
2014
Client
Socrates Sculpture Park / Architectural League of New York
Type
Installation
Status
Concept
Award
Notable Entry, 1 of 11 finalists (from 171 entrants), Folly Competition
Team
Gregory Serweta
Long Island City, Queens, NY
Year
2014
Client
Socrates Sculpture Park / Architectural League of New York
Type
Installation
Status
Concept
Award
Notable Entry, 1 of 11 finalists (from 171 entrants), Folly Competition
Team
Gregory Serweta