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Song of Earth & Sky, Ankon Mitra Artist and Architect, Delhi, India (2020)**

Artist/Designer: Ankon Mitra

Project Location: Delhi, India

Figure 1: Pavilion view erected on site ( Source | Accessed : May 31, 2020 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )
Figure 2: Pavilion view erected on site ( Source | Accessed : May 31, 2020 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )
Figure 3: Pavilion view erected on site ( Source | Accessed : May 31, 2020 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )
Figure 4: Close up of the metal origami like shapes that form the pavilion ( Source | Accessed : May 31, 2020 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )
Figure 5: A prototype model of the proposed pavilion ( Source | Accessed : May 31, 2020 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary, Eclectic, Modern, Pop Art

Primary Material(s):
Metal

Function(s):
Exhibition

Related Website(s):

Architectural Digest | Accessed : May 31, 2020
Outlook India Article | Accessed : November 3, 2020
MINT Post | Accessed : November 3, 2020
WION News Article | Accessed : November 3, 2020
Economic Times India | Accessed : November 3, 2020
Sunder Nursery Wikipedia Page | Accessed : November 3, 2020
ThinkRight Blog | Accessed : November 3, 2020
The New Indian Express | Accessed : November 3, 2020
The Gujral Foundation | Accessed : November 3, 2020

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2020

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:



Building Address: Nizamuddin, adjoining Humayun's Tomb, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India



Significant Dates: Opened February 23, 2020



Supporting Staff/ Designers: Ankon Mitra


Tags: India, Song of Earth & Sky, Delhi, 21st Century, 2020, Contemporary, Eclectic, Pop Art, Modern, Metal, Exhibition, Ankon Mitra

This project is made by a landscape architect who used the principles of origami to create a crafty aluminum pavilion. This is a futuristic installation that shines even more beneath the hot Delhi sunshine. Due to the pleated nature of the metal, the shadows created are very intense and dramatic. Considering this was inspired by origami and the process of folding, the designer first experimented with folding paper and when he began to work with aluminum, he realised how drastically different it was, as a medium. 10 people helped the designer execute this installtion

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