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"The Mindfield, the sculptural environment created by self-taught builder Billy Tripp, is an alternative to architecture, or at least a countermodel that brings a novel perspective to the discipline. Challenging present architectural principles, such as functionality, cost-effectiveness, building techniques, and materials, the Mindfield opens the way to new possibilities. An ever-evolving edifice not designed to be inhabitable, and whose raison d’être emerged late in the building process, the Mindfield positions itself at the antipodes of mainstream architecture, thus enriching the architectural discourse with its innovative experiments. In building the Mindfield, Tripp inaugurates a holistic art where architecture, sculpture, and literature become one, and whose complex narrative begs interpretation."
Publication Date
10-31-2022
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journal article
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American Studies | Food Studies | Photography | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Recommended Citation
Allamel, Frédéric, "An Architectural Riddle: Billy Tripp's Minefield" (2022). Study the South. 29.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/studythesouth/29
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