ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE
LOS ANGELES, MEXICO CITY, MADRID
We are Guests in this Land
LOCATION
Black Rock Desert, USA
YEAR
2020
We are Guests in this Land
About
In the spirit of the nomadic Numu (Northern Paiute) and Newe (Western Shoshone) communities, we come as guests to this land. We conceive water as the gravitational force around which human interventions are organized into an open exchange system.
We propose four types of interventions—Sediment, Harvest, Cultivate, Regenerate—that are organized in a rhythmic pattern around the existing lakesas Land Art. Following an acupuncture strategy, the interventions act on specific points and penetrate the surface layer to heal the land using natural elements and bringing back ancestral knowledge. Each of these interventions works as catalyzer and has a direct relationship to the Food, Water and Zero Waste support systems. The production of food, the enhancement of water cycles and the harvesting and maintenance of water sources will in turn enhance the endemic ecosystems, bringing back local flora and fauna.
Spontaneous situations—celebrating, sharing, collecting, creating, contemplating, learning, meeting, playing, restoring and many other living experiences—result from the relationship between food, water and zero waste support systems and from the interaction between interventions and natural elements. These situations allow for a harmonious sense of being with nature, coexisting with non-human agents, and celebrating life.
Client
Burning Man
Team
© Monica Lamela, Shilpa Mevada, Mutuo
Status
Shortlisted
Type
Competition
Location
Black Rock Desert, USA
Year
2020