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Exhale Pavilion Opens at Art Basel Miami Beach

As the sister event of the prestigious Art Basel in Switzerland, Art Basel Miami Beach has been coming into its own steadily for just about a decade, and just last year launched its first Oceanfront exhibition site. The 2010 installation, designed by Phu Hoang Office andRachely Rotem Studio, will play host to the show’s nightly Oceanfront performance, multimedia, and music programs from December 1 to 5.

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Occupying an entire waterfront city block, the 25,000-square-foot pavilion is dubbed “Exhale”—fitting, as it both figuratively and literally breathes. Inspired by the bioluminescent glow of algae in the region’s waters, the design features a composition of phosphorescent and reflective ropes, appearing almost like a study of logarithms and geometry. This open-air, flexible structure allows for winds to breeze through and shift the overall look of the structure throughout the art festival. The phosphorescent glow comes courtesy of the installation’s wind sensors: when clocking a particular wind speed, it will momentarily activate ultraviolet lights. But the pavilion’s designers encourage human interaction as well by placing wind sensors in some spots at human height level, affording visitors control of some of the glowing ropes.

Staying eco-friendly, Hoang and Rotem say that after the event, the seven miles of rope will be donated to a nonprofit, while the installation’s concrete bases and steel will be donated to the Department of Environmental Resources Management in Florida for reuse as an artificial reef in the waters off Miami Beach.