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Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

Ryōan-ji zen garden and the Barcelona Pavilion: two icons meet

Spencer Finch, Fifteen Stones, installation view, Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 2018. Photo Anna Mas

Following a long list of guest artists and architects that intervened in the Pavilion with their temporary installations – such as SANAA, Ai Wei Wei and Enric Miralles – Spencer Finch’s contribution aligns with the meditative mood of the modern building. Finch brought the Ryōan-ji zen garden into the water mirror of the Barcelona Pavilion, two physical spaces that he understands as catalysts for abstract thought.

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