Vestbeton

Continuing urbanization and centralization of social and political structures lead to the endless expansion of megacities, which is taking place with the involvement of migrant workers. A migrant worker's vest, mixing with concrete, creates a material that forms the basis looks of new quarters.​

In the country of cold concrete, where solidification occurs below zero, the introduction of a new material into the landscape creates the appearance of warming, preserving the wrapped objects. The simplicity of forms and bright colors mask the brutality of the gray concrete foundation-the material of the last century, which now simultaneously acquires its own mood of forced variegation, forming the architectural layer of our time. ​

The new material reflects the modern typical buildings of the periphery: vests cover and paint concrete forms: they glow in the dark, they shine during the day, but remain invisible in their multitude, and it is not known whether the rigidity of the structure remains under them.​

Moscow, 2020