Our expanding cities are invading an ever-larger area of nature, which is closely linked to air pollution, which has become a very urgent problem nowadays. Eva Pobla's installation, The Place to Breathe, points to the importance and value of urban green spaces – writes Architect Forum.
The installation was created as part of the PLACCC Extra/Space booking and can be viewed until mid-August.
Arriving at Gellért Hill from Verejték Street, we can immediately see the breathing space, which looks like a forest hunting ground.
As we ascend the stairs, the smell of fresh wood fills the cabin, and as we sit on the gently reclined bench, our gaze almost automatically turns to the sky. The installation is designed so that we can only look up and down—to the sky and to the earth. The limited view helps to calm and focus our attention.
Like everything else around us, air is also a place of life, says the creator of the tiny log cabin. This is also highlighted by the sound installation created for the cabin, which makes you feel almost frightened when you breathe it in.contemplative We can enter a state while listening to the air path through an unusual, non-human perspective.
