THE PERCEIVED X MARK IS AN ACCUMULATION OF FRAGMENTED PIECES
A black cross mark greets the visitors, almost appearing suspended over the Hansen House and gardens. As the people move forward and towards the building, the shape seems to fall into pieces. The perceived X mark in reality is an accumulation of various fragmented pieces, dispersed through the compound. Blackout Protocol creates a fragmented experience, just as a lie can take away a piece of truth, yet reveal another dimension to it. The 3D object consists of a collection of black planes that merge into a single image that stretches and crawls like a shadow over the fences, the path, the stairs and the façade of Hansen House.
Blackout Protocol by HQ Architects functions as a filter that serves a particular moment and point of view, an ephemeral sense – same of the nature of casting a shadow, but ultimately it haunts the place and projects itself onto reality. Like the lie itself, the protocol covers parts of reality, it narrows the perception of the world and pushes away the richness and complexity it offers. The lie can be found in the shadows of the truth, in places where sunlight does not harm – and such is the protocol of darkness: an anti-spotlight, which consumes those who stand in its way.
