On December 6, 2012 while covering Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, we stumbled upon a pretty amazing piece of art tucked away on fenced in lot in the Miami Design District. Artist Luis Pons' "The Deflated Villa," a piece the artist first shared seven years ago, is a giant inflatable house pinned in by metal rods.
When the piece was first displayed, it floated off the shores of Miami as a statement on the housing boom. During Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 seven years later, it sat partly deflated on the site of a failed housing development. Perfect!
The fence surrounding the villa displayed an economic timeline, beginning from the time of the piece's first showing to present day.
The squishy, failed blob of a building, the unfinished metal poles jutting out from a messy muddy lot, and the timeline wall is extremely effective. Despite it being specifically about the Miami housing crisis, Orlando can relate.
When the piece was first displayed, it floated off the shores of Miami as a statement on the housing boom. During Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 seven years later, it sat partly deflated on the site of a failed housing development. Perfect!
The fence surrounding the villa displayed an economic timeline, beginning from the time of the piece's first showing to present day.
The squishy, failed blob of a building, the unfinished metal poles jutting out from a messy muddy lot, and the timeline wall is extremely effective. Despite it being specifically about the Miami housing crisis, Orlando can relate.
