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Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoJapan's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/sou-fujimoto/">Sou Fujimoto</a> recently completed a striking plant-infused installation at the <a href="http://www.fiac.com/" target="_blank">FIAC art fair</a>. Located in the Jardins des Tuileries, <a href="http://www.fiac.com/fr/hlm2014-sou-fugimoto.html?lg=en" target="_blank">Many Small Cubes</a> is composed of metal boxes filled with plants and trees. At night, the floating cubes light up in a mesmerizing display reminiscent of your old screen saver. Part architectural intervention and part art installation, the temporary sculpture is meant to serve as a nomadic house and we hope that the local birds and bees make their home here while they can.1
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoSou Fujimoto, who designed the 2013 Serpentine Gallery in London, just completed the Many Small Cubes installation in Paris.2
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoCommissioned by <a href="http://www.philippegravier.com/news/" target="_blank">Galerie Philippe Gravier</a>, Fujimoto's art and architecture installation is a delicately balanced series of metal cubes outfitted with plants and even some small trees.3
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoThe project was conceived as a 'nomadic house' and features a small void in the center that is accessed by formal entrances on either side or smaller gaps if you duck your head.4
Many Small Cubes-Sou Fujimoto"These Maisons d'edition are nomadic structures, removable and durable, that can be inscribed in both the artistic and environmental landscape," <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/22/sou-fujimoto-many-small-cubes-installation-paris-jardins-des-tuileries-fiac-art-fair/" target="_blank">explained</a> Philippe Gravier.5
Many Small Cubes-Sou Fujimoto"The floating masses of Many Small Cubes create a new experience of space, a rhythm of flickering shadows and lights, as being under the trees," <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/22/sou-fujimoto-many-small-cubes-installation-paris-jardins-des-tuileries-fiac-art-fair/" target="_blank">said</a> Fujimoto.6
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoConstruction of Many Small Cubes in the Jardins des Tuileries for the 2014 FIAC art fair.7
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoThe installation also serves as a screen for a light show at night designed by <a href="http://www.patrickrimoux.fr/" target="_blank">Patrick Rimoux</a>. Nearby scaffolding holds a projector that shines various images onto the surface of the cubes including images of clouds, numbers, and abstract color patterns.8
Many Small Cubes-Sou FujimotoLocation of the Many Small Cubes installation in the Jardins des Tuileries.9
