Damien Hirst
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[1. BOX]
While some ar tists tend to express their ideas through installations and paintings, architects are good at using space. When I designed the studio for Damien Hirst, I tried to analyze elements of his works and to establish connection between his art works and workplace, in other words, I attempted to make his studio an epitome of his art. Damien Hirst is a controverscial ar tist, although some of Damien's works may not be so comfortable for the spectators, they really shock us a lot by presenting bold scenes about life and death with a system of symbols he creates. And he is always asking the viewers to follow him into a university of his own 8
[2. PERSPECTIVE]
mythology underworld, where he uses animals bodies to mirror the cycle of life and tells stories of ancient theme, like ego and self. I find that a series of Damien's works could all be described as 'some story in one kind of frame'. And I naturally seek to collect the modes he used and mix them together to create his workspace. So what is the story inside each of Damien's box? How can those stories be organized? What is the feeling like if we change our prospective into those of the animals in display? That is what I am interested in.