Paper Dreams

source: highlike

Work: Paper Dreams represents a humble gesture of awareness, a wish and a prayer. It invites the child inside of us to come out and play, dream, be curious, cast wishes to a generous universe, float them on the sea freely and trust that they will be fulfilled. Through it, we can restore our relationship with the sea. The pathway is the purity of the childhood self that lives inside our heart. Luis Pons hopes to begin a dialogue about Miami’s waterfront and inspire others to use this precious resource to enhance our city in a more cohesive way. Paper Dreams will be an object of juxtaposition with its surroundings. It will invite passersby to meditate about the vision we want for Miami and it will offer a retreat. At night, the illuminated Paper Dreams will recall the small paper boats illuminated with candles in places like India and Brazil.
Photographer: Moris Moreno
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source: designboom

drifting in the biscayne bay and celebrating miami’s arresting waterfront views floats ‘paper dreams’ created by local artist and architect luis pons as a site-specific art installation commissioned by the standard for art basel miami beach. taking visual reference from humble folded boats crafted by children, pons’ sculptural ship scales up the classic model; ‘I’ve always been fascinated with the magical world of the child imagination,’ says pons, ‘right before reason takes over and consumerism takes hold‘. 30-feet-long, 15-feet-wide and towering 15 feet above the level of the sea, the structure comprises a sturdy bamboo frame, wires, and a white fabric sail constructed over a barge. occupying its core is a hammam fashioned from wood and lexan — a temporary extension of the neighboring resort’s indoor spa area — that illuminates a beacon-like green glow at night. ‘paper dreams’ expresses the sentiments of innocence, hope, and humility. ‘we’ve all made a modest, simple paper boat,’ explains pons, ‘and we’ve all placed it in the water and watched it moving away, as it carries our wishes in a simple gesture of playfulness and curiosity. I wanted the piece to be connected to something that was grounded in our memories; a modest gesture related to childhood that would stand in opposition to the opulence in which we were living then, and still are, even today. I wanted to create something that would allow us to establish a dialogue and make us reflect on our real needs instead of our artificial needs.’
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source: iamjohnnyboy

Luis Pons, to create a floating oasis in Biscayne Bay called Paper Dreams. It is a 30 x 15 x 15 replica of the paper boats from our youth, celebrating Miami’s natural constant – the water that weaves throughout it. Pons’ design encourages a dialogue about the connection between the natural and artificial worlds that exist in Miami, a city that’s know for its beaches, bays, and canals. Paper Dreams will be floating all week off of the Standard, and apparently you may be able to go inside it, but I’m waiting for confirmation on that.
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source: coveritlive

“Paper Dreams” by Luis Pons is a floating installation off the deck of the Lido Lounge at The Standard Miami Beach. It’s made of bamboo (by Miami-based “Bamboo Barry”) and canvas and sits on a pontoon boat in Biscayne Bay. There’s a cutout in the middle that swimmers can visit if they dare. Paper Dreams (like real dreams) is fleeting. The origami boat disappears on Sunday after a farewell party. Pons, whose studio is in the Moore Building in the Design District, had a vision earlier this year to create an offering to the water and to remind people why we are all here.