ARCHITECTURE
EXHIBITION
ART
ANIMATION
FIGURE AS MONUMENT
GIACOMETTI IN LANGTOU
SUMMER 2024
ARCHITECTURAL INTERNSHIP
COMPANY: O-OFFICE ARCHITECTS
COLLABORATOR:
THE FOUNDATION GIACOMETTI, PARIS
CHUNYANGTAI ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER
Figure as Monument: Alberto Giacometti in Langtou is an exhibition I designed, exploring the intersection of modernist sculpture and traditional Chinese architecture. A key component of this project is the augmented reality (AR) experience, which I initiated and led, bringing Giacometti’s Standing Woman (1960) into the historic Langtou Ancient Village through an interactive WeChat Mini Program.
By virtually placing the sculpture next to the Huang Clan Ancestral Hall, the AR experience invites viewers to engage with Giacometti’s work in a new cultural and spatial context—bridging East and West through digital innovation. Langtou Village, established in 1367, preserves Ming and Qing dynasty architecture and an intact water system, making it an ideal setting to contrast Giacometti’s modernist vision with traditional Chinese heritage.
Through this project, I aimed to create a dialogue between past and present, using technology to reframe Giacometti’s exploration of the human figure within a historically rich environment. By leading the development of the AR experience, I sought to expand the accessibility and impact of the exhibition, allowing audiences to experience sculpture beyond physical limitations, in a way that transcends time and geography.
Site: Guangzhou, China
Exhibition: Teamwork
AR Experience: Individual