Ice Scraper

In collaboration with Gregg Lynn
2003

Richard Humann_Greg Lynn_Ice Scraper art and architecture design for Venice Biennale

Richard Humann / Gregg Lynn • Ice Scraper • 2003

Ice Scraper is an architectural/art project conceived by New York City-based artist Richard Humann and acclaimed Los Angeles-based architect Gregg Lynn for the 2003, 50th La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy.

The mammoth-sized sculpture was designed for construction in ice above the Arctic Circle in Kemi, Finland, for the 2004 Snow Show that paired artists and architects together for both the Venice Biennale and Finland exhibitions.

  • The artist and architect teams for the 2003 Venice Biennale at Palazzo Zorzi, Venice, Italy, and the 2004 Snow Show in Kemi and Rovaniemi, Finland include:

    Daniel Buren + Patrick Bouchain
    Top Changtrakul + LOT-EK
    Cai Guo-Qiang + Zaha Hadid
    Carsten Höller + Williams & Tsien
    Jene Highstein + Steven Holl
    Richard Humann + Greg Lynn
    Anish Kapoor + Future Systems
    Tatsuo Miyajima + Tadao Ando
    Ernesto Neto + Ocean North
    Yoko Ono + Arata Isozaki
    Paola Pivi + Cliostraat
    Jauma Plensa + Norman Foster
    Osmo Rauhala + Asymptote
    John Roloff + Diller-Scofidio
    Kiki Smith + Lebbeus Woods
    Do-Ho Suh + Morphosis
    Lawrence Weiner + Enrique Norten
    Rachel Whiteread + Juhani Pallasmaa

 

Photo credit: Gregg Lynn FORM / Richard Humann Studio

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