POLYMETER is an immersive, inflatable installation composed of three concentric, air-filled membranes—each made from a distinct material reflecting a phase in our material and ecological evolution. The outer shell, crafted from fossil-based polyurethane, speaks to the synthetic permanence of the industrial era. The middle layer, a biodegradable plastic developed by the Fraunhofer Institute, signals a transitional, science-driven phase of innovation. The innermost layer, handmade from algae, is fragile, organic, and ephemeral. Inside, a soundscape of plastic-derived textures—crackles, hisses, and drones—plays in shifting loops, echoing the musical concept of polymeter: multiple tempos coexisting in asymmetry. POLYMETER invites a pause—an attunement to the entanglement of plastic and water, not as extractive resources, but as memory, atmosphere, and temporal matter.
The installation was shown for the first time at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice from 7-9 June 2025 and at the STROOM festival from 19-21 June in Kruibeke, Belgium. A third iteration of the project will be shown at the Busan Biennale in Korea in the fall of 2025.
Plastique Fantastique is an art duo — Marco Canevacci (IT) & Yena Young (KR) — that creates immersive spatial installations, challenging the notion of reality and the limits of our senses. Each project invites the public to explore an imaginary landscape within the existing world, questioning the paradoxical nature of perception and the complex layers of our surroundings. These (in)visible installations merge art, performance, individual stories, people, and architecture to provide a multisensorial experience that blurs conventional boundaries and transcends the imagination. It is air which makes inflatables. Not plastic.
Exhibitions (past & upcoming)
Porous, UN Ocean Conference, June 2025, Villa d’Arson Nice, France
Stroom Festival, 19-21 June, Kruibeke, Belgium
Busan Biennale 2025, Busan, Korea
