WHAT SHAPES OUR SENSE OF BELONGING, EVEN IN THE MOST FLEETING OF SETTINGS? THIS IS THE CENTRAL QUESTION IN SHORT STAY, AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION DESIGNED FOR ALCOVA MIAMI 2024.
REIMAGINING THE QUINTESSENTIAL MOTEL ROOM – VIBRANTLY COLORED YET PARED DOWN TO THE ESSENTIALS, FUNCTIONAL YET ANONYMOUS – THE SPACE INVITED VISITORS TO REFLECT ON THEMES OF IMPERMANENCE AND BEAUTY. A FRESH BLOOM, A PILE OF BOOKS, A FLOOR LAMP ILLUMINATING A STARK, MEANINGFUL VASE: EACH ITEM, CAREFULLY CHOSEN, WAS IMBUED WITH PERSONAL MEANING AND BEAUTY, OFFERING A GLIMPSE INTO THE ROOM’S ELUSIVE OCCUPANT. BY EXPLORING IMPERMANENCE, COMFORT BEYOND LUXURY, AND THE BEAUTY FOUND IN SIMPLICITY, SHORT STAY OFFERED A SPACE WHERE VISITORS COULD CONNECT TO A DEEPER TRUTH ABOUT HOW PLACES SHAPE US, AND HOW, IN TURN, WE SHAPE THEM.
