Alice Casey, Cian Deegan
Rogelio Salmona, the most prominent Columbian architect of the 20th century, is known for his mastery of brickwork and of place-making.
We see his work as simultaneously both local and foreign, in terms both of time and of place.
Salmona draws on Columbian, European, pre-Columbian and contemporary influences to create rich singularities. Hence, it could be said he is working within what the curators term “the FREESPACE of time and memory... building on inherited cultural layers, weaving the archaic with the contemporary”.
Loom is our built response to a specific work by Salmona - the Centro Comunal y Recreativo Nueva Santa Fe. In it, we recognise the architectural values we share with Salmona. The built object weaves together Salmona’s fascination with pre-Columbian architecture and our affection for his work. Looking through the lens of Salmona’s architecture, personal fascinations (both Irish and otherwise) which loom in our memory, are summoned to view and become intertwined with his work.
Loom is an acknowledgment of the generosity of the freespace of a communal cultural heritage, produced and shared when architects make buildings.
TAKA Architects