(Archive) The Regenerative Ruin

About the project

The installation is a retrospective of The Regenerative Ruin, a stage and scenography design built by Studio-Method for a festival in France. The design is inspired by roman and gothic ruins which dot the landscape of Provence, and in their derelict state become integrated into and support the local ecology. Similarly, the stage was designed for the ecosystem of the valley in which the festival took place. Acting temporarily as a stage, in its deconstructed form it was left to remain on site and act in a bio-enhancing capacity. The stage was built with a combination of locally sourced and salvaged materials. Within its architecture, several regenerative devices are embedded, working to support plant growth and create animal and insect habitats. The installation showcases these elements in a reconfigured 1:1 model. Contrary to traditional design methods that look at deconstruction as an end point, in this project we started looking at aftermath as a generative act; where an ephemeral understanding of our constructions is leveraged towards ecological care.