every year, budapest-based art program hello wood
constructs a christmas installation in hungary’s capital. this year,
the studio utilized 365 traditional toboggans to build a 10.5 meter tall
intricately geometric christmas tree at the entrance to the palace of
arts along the danube river. erected in only one week, the structure
consists of a 4.5 ton steel base and four timber frame sections creating
the spine of the tree and the framework on which the sledge’s will be
fixed. from the inside, the entire skeleton is revealed in an artful
snowflake-like display, illuminated at night to emphasize its spirit.
the project goes beyond the immediate visual treat, however. as hello
wood wanted to make a gift for the community, each of the toboggans will
be donated to the SOS children’s village thanks in part to the financial support of hungarian telekom.
HW CHRISTMAS INSTALLATION 2013 from Hello Wood on Vimeo.
concept: david raday, andras huszar, peter pozsar, maxim bakos
architectural plan: andras huszar, peter pozsar, adam fogarassy
design: benjamin szilagyi
statics: gabor csefalvay
realization: hello wood
lights: tamas kiraly, gabor agocs (philips hungary)
partner: gabor zoboki (zda)
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