Numen / For Use's Inhabitable Tape and Net Installations Transform Space Through Body Movement
Founded in 1998, Numen / For Use is a design collective known for crafting immersive installations utilizing tape, netting, and textiles that respond to human movement. Notable projects encompass Tape Paris (2014), Void in Seoul (2017), Tape Des Moines (2017), Tube London (2019), String Bratislava (2019), Net Prostoria (2021), Net Pavilion (2021), Tape Chatham (2023), and Net Milan (2024). Their expertise in industrial design prioritizes minimalism and precision, employing adaptable materials like tape and netting. Central to their work is the human form, as these installations require interaction to reveal their spatial dynamics. Their artistic reach also includes theater, highlighted by King Lear (2015) in Athens, often set in historical locations, reexamining spatial relationships through tension and suspension.
Key facts
- Numen / For Use formed in 1998 as 'For Use' and added 'Numen' in 1999.
- The collective creates installations from tape, netting, and tensioned textiles.
- Tape Paris was installed at Palais de Tokyo in 2014.
- Void in Seoul was installed in 2017.
- Tape Des Moines was at the I. M. Pei Building, Des Moines Art Centre in 2017.
- Tube London was created for London Fashion Week in 2019.
- Net Milan was installed at Palazzo Clerici in 2024.
- The collective's work includes theater scenography for King Lear in Athens (2015).
Entities
Artists
- Numen / For Use
Institutions
- Palais de Tokyo
- Des Moines Art Centre
- Hyundai Card
- Palazzo Clerici
- Meštrović Pavilion
- The Historic Dockyard
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Des Moines
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Bratislava
- Slovakia
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Milan
- Italy
- Athens
- Greece
- Chatham
- Rovinj