2F 1-9-2 Koyama Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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Y150 Nissan Pavillion
Kanagawa - special prize
[Using Air as a Material] The NISSAN Y150 Dream Front pavilion was designed as part of the EXPO Y150 initiative commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama. Located in a warehouse on the Shinko Pier, the Nissan Motors PR project spanned two areas focusing on the theme of children and the environment; "Word Park" and Pivo Labo". "Word Park" is a large exhibition space that houses 16 giant bubbles ranging from 4.5m to 10m in diameter where 1 million messages are expected to fill them; whirling and dancing around as blue leaves.These bubbles give the surrounding space its physicality, inviting visitors to playfully navigate through it. Incidentally, the spheres touch at certain points, supporting each other and creating a feeling of tension. Virtual images projected on the 0.5mm thin membranes come to life on the round surfaces giving them the aspect of solidity.