Traditionally, brick structures rely on heavy quantities of material to achieve stability and strength, which raises the question how we can create a lightweight brick structure that remains durable, efficient, and strong, while minimising material usage? Elephant Chapel takes this question one step further, to ask how we can build a durable and robust brick structure using bio-materials—specifically, elephant dung—with minimal material consumption? The installation features a four-meter-tall arched structure constructed entirely of elephant dung bricks that is strong yet lightweight, minimal yet durable, airy yet robust.
Participants
BANGKOK PROJECT STUDIO
BANGKOK, THAILAND
Boonserm Premthada, Bangkok, Thailand, 1966. Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand.
Collaborazione tecnica Technical Collaborators Apichart Ruksa
Thanks
Office of Contemporary Art and
Culture (Ministry of Culture of Thailand); WONGKORM Company limited
Supporters
Bangkok Project Studio
