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06 May Seven huge installations and artworks from Coachella 2022

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Amy Frearson | 21 April 2022 1 comment

Coachella festival has returned to the California desert after a two-year hiatus, with artworks including a steel-framed playground by Architensions and a trio of totems by Kiki van Eijk. Here are seven of the most spectacular installations.

The Playground by Architensions

New York and Rome-based studio Architensions has created a colossal structure made up of four steel-framed towers linked by bridges. These towers create a playful collage of arches and cubes, in vivid colours and dichroic film.

“The design evokes a familiar urban landscape, where the significance of play is reverted to its original definition of free personal time, in other words, a playground,” said Architensions. Find out more.

Buoyed by Kiki van Eijk

Kiki van Eijk becomes the first Dutch designer to contribute to Coachella. Hoping to emphasise the power of diversity, she has created a trio of totems that bring together cultural icons from around the world, including the Dutch windmill, the Arctic igloo and tropical leaves.

“I needed to build something optimistic,” said Van Eijk. “My buoys are joyful totems that metaphorically prevent you from sinking when we come together.”