16 Dec 2011

Inspiration - Penique Productions' Inflatables

There's nothing like a blast of colour to brighten up our gloomy December days. We're all familiar with balloons and we are with rooms too, so Penique Productions combined the two to create something which is pretty eye-catching. The idea behind the project was to take coloured inflatables and fill up spaces which other people have created, making a new environment altogether. By filling each space with a different coloured inflatable it lets the viewer see the room in a whole new way, creating new shapes and points of interest but also making each space seem very similar (even though one could be a flat in Nottingham and the other a church in Madrid) to one another.

The guys behind the project have been traveling around Europe to find interesting locations for their on-going project, and it seems the inflatables can be adapted to work anywhere. They have even done a room which housed a fashion show. It's quite hard to describe but when I saw these I thought of urban exploration. Not that they are very similar but seeing the spaces in totally different way to what they were built must be a really exhilarating experience.

Below are some shots of how the project looks from the outside -
For more information on this project and the group visit Penique Productions. All images from their site.

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29 comments:

  1. This is so cool! What a great idea!! xx

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  2. Oh my, this is fantastic... thanks for sharing !!

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  3. wow! that is amazing.

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  4. they can come to my apt!
    don't visit my blog back, i'm doing a giveaway and making people do annoying things to enter it. you'll be disapointed so just don't go! :)

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  5. This is so cool.

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  6. That's so cool! I love a little burst of color in the middle of winter!

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  7. For some reasons these pictures look amazing and creepy at the same time to me! I dunno why, it's weird. Haha! :D

    CROP.CRIP.CROP

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  8. Anonymous19:47

    aren't vintage ads just the best ...

    love those colorful installations!

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  9. Wow, this is fantastic! I'd love to see it life. Must be incredible. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. What amazing colours! They look so strange and wonderful from the outside too!

    I'd say the candle is a bit lemony and a bit musky... it's definitely not a girly smell, but it's not overly manly either - and it's a really refreshing scent - thank you again!

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  11. That is fantastic! They remind me of that couple that cover buildings in fabric & stuff... I forget their name. They always used to be forced on me as artist research because I did textiles. You've never owned a microwave? Interesting... I always seem to burn/explode things in mine so I try to avoid it!

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  12. now that is super cool.

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  13. Wow! Looks amazing.
    http://xtheperfectmess.blogspot.com

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  14. This is so unique! And what bold colours; definitely a mood boosting post on a gloomy Monday morning crowned with a glorious headache. I thought they were just fabrics at first, inflatables though! Lovely idea. Have a nice week x

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  15. Kind of makes you look at the organic shapes of the rooms, doesn't it?

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  16. This is amazing! Just the kind of thing that I like. I hope they do something closer to where I am soon. Thanks for the super post.

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  17. This is amazing, very very cool concept and finished article is very interesting. Love all the colour as well,

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  18. About what you comment me.. i never thought it that way... immortalizing people sounds pretty cool! As cool as this project looks. A bit weird too but interesting! Hope nobody uses the green bathroom or they´re gonna be in trouble!

    xx
    Cecily

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  19. Wow! Quite an incredible project! I like!!
    Merry Christmas, see you in 2012!

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  20. What a brilliant and seemingly simple idea. Xxxx

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  21. oh wow this inflatable is briliant!

    xoxo
    join my chistmas giveaway

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  22. Love it! I remember going to an exhibition of colourful light tunnels as a kid... this is a bit like it, but much bigger.

    Wishing you a wonderful Christmas time, Mat!

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  23. Anonymous15:31

    This is very bizarre, but what an amazing effect!

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  24. They are so cool, a little bizarre and crazy but I adore all the bright colours and it's really inventive <3
    http://cupcakesandtreacle.blogspot.com/

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  25. That's insane! At first I thought it was the equivalent of clingfilm wrapping everything up, but being inflated is more interesting ♥ Claire @ Jazzpad

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  26. Wow that looks so crazy and surreal!!! Love it)

    >'.'<

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  27. Wow, these installations are amazing. It reminds me a bit of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work.

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