The Chanel Contemporary Art Container,which is currently on display in Central Park, is a travelling art piece designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The pavilion, which was commissioned by Chanel's head designer Karl Lagerfeld, hosts an exhibition of artworks inspired by one of Chanel’s signature creations, the quilted bag.
When I visited the exhibition this past weekend, I was blown away by how innovative Zaha Hadid's imagination is. The space carried me into another state, where I was free to explore what was presented in front of me.
In an interview where Zaha Hadid was asked how she would like people to intepret the Pavillion, she answered, "Everyone experiences this building in their own way. You're not confined to look at space in one given way. It's a landscape that you're not guided through. You meander around. It gives freedom to your imagination. To think about how the art inspires you. You don't always have to show art in a white box. You can have a degree of complexity within an exhibit, while respecting the art."
This print was a postcard that was given out during the tour of the space. The purpose of the quote "empty your bag" is described on the back of the card "as an idiomatic expression in French, "vider son sac: dire ce qu'on a sur la coeur", which is used when someone reveals something that was kept secret for a long time." In my opinion I felt that this quote exemplified the entire exhibition, as the whole experience of the mobile space was concerned with letting one's inner inhibitions go, and letting oneself be swept into a care-free, and dreamlike world.
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