Min Park (MArch II)
UNTOPIA
An Immeasurable Finity, A Measurable Infinity
UNTOPIA captures the planetary scale of socio-cultural conflicts in the form of a floating vessel out in the Sargasso Sea, functioning as a new General Assembly Hall for the United Nations. The illusory image of the ship broadcast to the world lifts up the immeasurable weight of the world’s infinite number of conflicts while the real vessel searches within “the sea within the sea” for measurable resolutions. The UN can be seen as a single organization attempting to capture the infinity of its global issues. Yet, the image of the UN contradicts its reality when its ability to host an assembly in an unbiased and united position is questioned with the reality of its location in New York, further unraveling its ineffectiveness and bias. As a result, this project brings to light recent legislation proposing to relocate the United Nations Headquarters as an opportunity to propose a heterotopic vision for the new General Assembly Hall.
The Immeasurable Enclosure Fall 2021
UNTOPIA
An Immeasurable Finity, A Measurable Infinity
UNTOPIA captures the planetary scale of socio-cultural conflicts in the form of a floating vessel out in the Sargasso Sea, functioning as a new General Assembly Hall for the United Nations. The illusory image of the ship broadcast to the world lifts up the immeasurable weight of the world’s infinite number of conflicts while the real vessel searches within “the sea within the sea” for measurable resolutions. The UN can be seen as a single organization attempting to capture the infinity of its global issues. Yet, the image of the UN contradicts its reality when its ability to host an assembly in an unbiased and united position is questioned with the reality of its location in New York, further unraveling its ineffectiveness and bias. As a result, this project brings to light recent legislation proposing to relocate the United Nations Headquarters as an opportunity to propose a heterotopic vision for the new General Assembly Hall.
The Immeasurable Enclosure Fall 2021
