For the 2020 Spring/Summer Prada Menswear show, Rem Khoolas’ AMO devised a light installation that amplifies the industrial monumentality and rawness of the Silo Hall of Minsheng Wharf – a former storage for wheat and grain, considered one of Asia’s largest silos.
The colossal and labyrinthine quality of the chamber is augmented with a linear catwalk slicing through the longitudinal axis of the space. Guests are arranged in the central nave of the building in an amphitheater of circular seats that dramatically mirror the shape of the silos above; an arrangement of neon lights outlines the industrial form language of the hall, enhancing the intricate geometries, generating a glowing enfilade that shimmers in subtle pastel colors. Models walk along a path that expands as far as the eye can see, almost disappearing in the immense architecture of light.
n° 39 - 11 June 2019