falles is a traditional celebration held in valencia, spain, in commemoration of saint joseph. each neighbourhood in the city produces a ‘falla’ which is eventually burnt on a large bonfire on the last day of the five day festival.nituniyo and memosesmas were invited by castielfabib to propose an architectural installation which would take part in the religious and cultural event.the representation of a large head is a recurring theme in falles, which nituniyo chose as the central proposal for their structure. ‘empty head’ draws upon the basic concept of this human body part, using two distinct elements; face and hair. the hair is formed by pieces of painted cardboard, assembled in order to make the shape of the crown. the lattice texture forms a simple yet elaborate pattern around the installation and allows light to pass through evenly into the interior.
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