Model of the Pangolin Pavilion, September 2021
The Pangolin Pavilion, sculpture and outdoor projection space for the Eco Showboat expedition, is a pop up shelter made from repurposed beach parasols. This extraordinary work of engineering is designed to be erected rapidly, resist wind, provide shelter, channel rainwater, provide good acoustics and a comfortable setting for small group workshops.
Prototype of Pangolin Pavilion at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
The pavilion will be powered by a Goal Zero Yeti 3000x Portable Powerstation, charged by the Mayfly’s solar/eolian array supplimented by a portable solar array on the shore.
Composed of 25/30 striped parasols, connected together loosely, and securely tied down to the ground with guy ropes, each time it is assembled it takes a different form, responding to the site and to the weather. Constructing the pavilion as a team develops STE(A)M skills including: engineering and design; physics forces and counter forces; teamwork; artistic skills such as aesthetic consideration and decision making; and creates opportunities for conversations about sustainability, repurposing and recycling, rainwater harvesting etc.
Portumna, May 2022
Scarriff, May 2022
Prototype of Pangolin Pavilion at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Prototype of Pangolin Pavilion at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Scarriff, May 2022
Killaloe, May 2022
️️〰〰〰ABOUT
〰〰〰️️️PROGRAMME 2022
〰〰〰️️️BOATs
️〰〰〰️️️POPUPspace
〰〰️️〰WATERways
〰〰️️〰️️ARTists
〰〰️️〰️️SCIENCEs
〰〰️️〰️️PRESS
