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Section through the airship and view into the structure with the walkway.
Skyplace
Documentation/exhibition “Experience Bamboo”:
Goethe-Institut and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Java/Indonesia, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Jakarta, Java/Indonesia, 2006
Goethe-Institut and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006
Goethe-Institut, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Installation:
Galerie Gaya, Ubud, Bali/Indonesia, 2002
A 27 m long and 5.5 m high open spatial structure of bamboo poles in the shape of an airship. The object stands on nine triangular supports above a rice field filled with water. The reflection in the water creates the impression of a floating airship. The basic structure consists of two offset, interconnected hexagons in four different sizes. The inspiration came from Buckminster Fuller’s honeycomb and dome structures. The interior of the airship is accessible via a 14 m long walkway 2.5 m above the rice field.
The installation in Ubud was open to visitors and accessible continuously for six months.
Fig. left: rice plants pierce the water surface beneath the airship installation.
Skyplace
Documentation/exhibition “Experience Bamboo”:
Goethe-Institut and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Java/Indonesia, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Jakarta, Java/Indonesia, 2006
Goethe-Institut and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006
Goethe-Institut, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Installation:
Galerie Gaya, Ubud, Bali/Indonesia, 2002
A 27 m long and 5.5 m high open spatial structure of bamboo poles in the shape of an airship. The object stands on nine triangular supports above a rice field filled with water. The reflection in the water creates the impression of a floating airship. The basic structure consists of two offset, interconnected hexagons in four different sizes. The inspiration came from Buckminster Fuller’s honeycomb and dome structures. The interior of the airship is accessible via a 14 m long walkway 2.5 m above the rice field.
The installation in Ubud was open to visitors and accessible continuously for six months.
Fig. left: rice plants pierce the water surface beneath the airship installation.
Skyplace
Documentation/exhibition “Experience Bamboo”:
Goethe-Institut and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Java/Indonesia, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Jakarta, Java/Indonesia, 2006
Goethe-Institut and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006
Goethe-Institut, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Installation:
Galerie Gaya, Ubud, Bali/Indonesia, 2002
A 27 m long and 5.5 m high open spatial structure of bamboo poles in the shape of an airship. The object stands on nine triangular supports above a rice field filled with water. The reflection in the water creates the impression of a floating airship. The basic structure consists of two offset, interconnected hexagons in four different sizes. The inspiration came from Buckminster Fuller’s honeycomb and dome structures. The interior of the airship is accessible via a 14 m long walkway 2.5 m above the rice field.
The installation in Ubud was open to visitors and accessible continuously for six months.
Fig. left: rice plants pierce the water surface beneath the airship installation.
Skyplace
Documentation/exhibition “Experience Bamboo”:
Goethe-Institut and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Java/Indonesia, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007
Goethe-Institut, Jakarta, Java/Indonesia, 2006
Goethe-Institut and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006
Goethe-Institut, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Installation:
Galerie Gaya, Ubud, Bali/Indonesia, 2002
A 27 m long and 5.5 m high open spatial structure of bamboo poles in the shape of an airship. The object stands on nine triangular supports above a rice field filled with water. The reflection in the water creates the impression of a floating airship. The basic structure consists of two offset, interconnected hexagons in four different sizes. The inspiration came from Buckminster Fuller’s honeycomb and dome structures. The interior of the airship is accessible via a 14 m long walkway 2.5 m above the rice field.
The installation in Ubud was open to visitors and accessible continuously for six months.
Fig. left: rice plants pierce the water surface beneath the airship installation.
The project was also presented as an exhibition with sketches, plans and models at the following venues: in 2007 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Bandung (Java, Indonesia) and at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi (Vietnam). In 2006 at the Goethe-Institut Jakarta (Java, Indonesia). Also in 2006 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Bangkok at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and in 2005 at the Goethe-Institut Bangkok (Thailand).
Fig. right: section through the airship and view into the structure with the walkway.
The project was also presented as an exhibition with sketches, plans and models at the following venues: in 2007 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Bandung (Java, Indonesia) and at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi (Vietnam). In 2006 at the Goethe-Institut Jakarta (Java, Indonesia). Also in 2006 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Bangkok at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and in 2005 at the Goethe-Institut Bangkok (Thailand).
Fig. right: section through the airship and view into the structure with the walkway.
The project was also presented as an exhibition with sketches, plans and models at the following venues: in 2007 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Bandung (Java, Indonesia) and at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi (Vietnam). In 2006 at the Goethe-Institut Jakarta (Java, Indonesia). Also in 2006 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Bangkok at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and in 2005 at the Goethe-Institut Bangkok (Thailand).
Fig. right: section through the airship and view into the structure with the walkway.
The project was also presented as an exhibition with sketches, plans and models at the following venues: in 2007 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Bandung (Java, Indonesia) and at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi (Vietnam). In 2006 at the Goethe-Institut Jakarta (Java, Indonesia). Also in 2006 in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Bangkok at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and in 2005 at the Goethe-Institut Bangkok (Thailand).
Fig. right: section through the airship and view into the structure with the walkway.
Rice field beneath the structure.
Construction on site with bamboo specialists from Sulawesi.
Rice field beneath the structure.
Construction on site with bamboo specialists from Sulawesi.
Rice field beneath the structure.
Construction on site with bamboo specialists from Sulawesi.
Fig. top: after the object was completed, rice seedlings were planted. The harvest came within 4 months.
Fig. top: after the object was completed, rice seedlings were planted. The harvest came within 4 months.
Fig. top: after the object was completed, rice seedlings were planted. The harvest came within 4 months.
Inauguration of the installation “Skyplace” by a Hindu village priest.
Inauguration of the installation “Skyplace” by a Hindu village priest.
Inauguration of the installation “Skyplace” by a Hindu village priest.
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2026
Markus Heinsdorff Copyright.
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2026
Markus Heinsdorff Copyright.
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2026
Markus Heinsdorff Copyright.
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2026
Markus Heinsdorff Copyright.