ecliPse
WorDS: ecliPse
phoToS: FernanDo Guerra
Fahr 021.3
the celebrAtory piece eclipSe marks the 20th anniversary of
the classification of the historic centre of Porto as Unesco World
Heritage site. A temporary installation, Eclipse is a project by
architecture studio FAHR 021.3 who created a sphere that
temporarily shifts the centre of the city square towards its
gravitational pull.
“The installation enters the public space with a disruption of
scale that entices interaction and fruition,” describe Filipa Frois
Almeida and Hugo Reis from FAHR 021.3
Eclipse stands in an off-centre position which encourages
passers-by to rethink the Amor de Perdição Square from a
different perspective. It breaks the surrounding architecture’s
quiet historic elegance with a bold statement of sheer size and
colourful disruption. This unexpected contrast establishes a