Breathing Harbor
Réka Szabó
Breathing Harbor is a site-specific, wind-responsive installation that explores the relationship between human presence and the coastal environment. The work consists of two suspended forms inspired by the shape of lungs, symbolizing both human breathing and the “breathing” of the landscape.
The structure is built from a welded steel frame, covered with overlapping bamboo elements. These bamboo pieces are attached in a flexible way, allowing them to open and close with the wind, similar to a roof-like skin. The inner surfaces remain partially open, increasing sensitivity to airflow. As a result, the entire installation responds continuously to environmental conditions.
The two forms are suspended from a minimal, three-meter-high wooden T-shaped frame, stabilized with steel cables. This creates a structure that is never static, but constantly moving with a slow, rhythmic motion — like breathing. In this work, wind becomes the primary sculptural force, transforming invisible atmospheric phenomena into a visible and experiential presence.
- Artwork No.Y02
- Dimensions3 × 3 × 3 (m)
Réka Szabó
Réka Szabó is a Romanian-born visual and conceptual artist of Hungarian background, working primarily with environmental art and site-specific installations. Her practice focuses on the subtle relationships between nature and human presence. Each project emerges from an attentive encounter with place, responding to its atmosphere, cultural traces, and ecological conditions.
Using natural and locally sourced materials, she creates spatial structures that shift with wind, light, time, and human movement. Her works function as evolving presences within the landscape, inviting awareness of the fragile balance between human activity and natural systems. Her installations often integrate traditional craftsmanship and contemporary sculptural thinking, emphasizing process, transformation, and sensory experience.
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