Suchi Reddy’s X is for Love for Surface Magazine

For Times Square Arts’ annual Valentine’s Day installation, Suchi Reddy and her architecture firm created ‘X’ - two interlocking metal pieces with a hollowed elliptical middle that creates a heart to represent “a thriving intersection of people, place and culture”. For this project, I documented the progress through a commissioned video and photos of the structure.

From Reddymade’s website:
“With this in mind, we explored the tectonic possibilities of intersecting shapes and examined what happens when two different planes intersect. Our search for simplicity in this process revealed the form of our proposal: two converging planes that together make an iconic “X” , which, when met at their intersection by a cylindrical volume, creates a heart-shaped space. For us the message is: at the meeting of difference and division, when justice, equality and democracy are inserted, love can be created.”

Designed by Reddymade
Built by Bednark Studio
Lighting Design by Reveal Design Group
Interactivity by Brooklyn Research
Commissioned by Times Square Arts and AIA New York