础濒耻尘苍耻蝉听Germane Barnes聽recently worked with to activate an 11,500sq foot space into a multi-sensory experiential experiment at . RAW POP UP / LAB was designed to be an Urban Comfort Pavilion, incorporating art, music, technology and performance art as guests immerse themselves into the works of 30 local and international creators and performers.
RAW POP UP / LAB breaks the traditional 鈥渓ook-don鈥檛-touch鈥� boundaries by inviting the audience in to interact with the artwork throughout the raw space. As a whole, the different artists experimented with 鈥渉ard鈥� and 鈥渟oft鈥� materials using scaffolding as an ongoing theme throughout the space to bring the different artists together and also reinforce the ever-changing landscape of Miami and the ongoing construction鈥攑articularly in Brickell鈥攚hich has been transforming the city into something completely new.
In addition to the art program, the complementing music program includes national and local musicians like Brady Watt and EMAN8. Anthony Hall serves as the Music Supervisor, challenging musicians to be mobile and perform throughout RAW POP UP / LAB. This allows them to fully interact with the creators鈥� installations by performing on them, in them, around them and not on a traditional stage. Performance artists collaborated with the musicians and creators installations by providing a performance in unison with the music, bringing the space, guests and creators into one fully interactive world.
RAW POP UP Team:聽
Sharit B. Kassab (Head Architect), Tam Gryn (Head Curator), Yasmina Lyazidi-Nasib (PR + Communications Director), Valentina Hernandez (Art Director), George Dufournier (Founder), Anthony Hall (Music Supervisor),聽Mau Espinosa Tcherassi (Music Director),聽Julian Penalver (Marketing Supervisor),聽Valentina Quijada (Media Director),聽Nina Bergeret (Architect)聽
Featured Creators:聽Stereotank, Indra Alam, Aaron Alam, Germane Barnes, Espuma, John Power, Roses et Pivoines, Axel Audio, Home Eleven, Glenda Puente, Zeynap Arolat, Sali Ferad, Jeanne Canto, Joachim Perez, and聽Amanda Madrigal
Featured Performers:聽Amanda + James, Megan Carvajal, Abby Price, Sara Ciampa, Liony Garcia, Kayla Castellon, Briana Alexis Mendez, Nathalie Varona, and Jen Clay.聽
Featured Musicians:聽Connor Golden, Brady Watt, Zack Gray, EMAN8, Drea Rose, DJ Lumin, DJ Tony Disco, DJ Max Van de Put, DJ Purpose, and DJ Jesus Rodriguez.
Germane Barnes is the Director of Studio Barnes, a testing ground for the physical and theoretical investigations of architecture鈥檚 social and political agency. He is also the Designer in Residence for the Opa-Locka CDC and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of Miami. His design and research contributions have been published and exhibited in several international publications and institutions, including:聽The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, The Swiss Institute, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel,聽Architect Magazine聽and Curbed.com, where he was named a member of the 2015 Class of Young Guns.
Cover Photo Germane Barnes Lecture, Courtesy Princeton School of Architecture