Ephemeral Ring 木构装置丨瑞士丨Fabien Roy Studio

设计师 Fabien Roy 受非营利组织 Vallée de Joux Tourisme 委托，在瑞士 Vallée de Joux 山谷创造了一个由云杉木制成的临时性圆形装置。基于该装置的临时性质，它被称为 Ephemeral Ring（瞬息之环），以纪念环法自行车赛。

Swiss designer Fabien Roy was commissioned by the non-profit organisation Vallée de Joux Tourisme to create a temporary circular installation made from spruce wood in in the Vallée de Joux valley, Swiss. Called Ephemeral Ring due to the temporary nature of the installation, the structure was created to mark the bicycle race Tour de France.

▼装置概览，overview of the installation ©Karim Boulaz

“这个概念旨在在承办环法自行车赛期间推广 Joux Valley 山谷地区的文化、自然和工业遗产，该地区也被称为手表之谷，”设计师说道，“Joux Valley 山谷是环法自行车赛的必经之处，本地旅游局希望通过设置一个从天空可以看到的临时性装置来纪念这一赛事。” 作为全长3328公里的比赛一部分，自行车赛手已于 7 月 9 日在距离该装置20米的范围内骑行。

“The concept aims to promote the cultural, natural and industrial heritage of the region in Switzerland – also known as the Watch Valley – during the passage of the Tour de France through the Valley,” Roy said, “As part of the Tour de France cycling race in the Joux Valley, the tourist office wanted to mark the event by setting up an ephemeral installation visible from the sky.” Cyclists will ride within 20 metres of the installation on Saturday 9 July as part of the 3,328 kilometre-long race.

▼坐落于山谷之间的装置，installation that locates in a valley ©Karim Boulaz

Ephemeral Ring 高 4 米，直径 50 米，从上方看就像一个钟面——灵感源于该地区的制表传统。赛事进行时直升机会从空中拍摄，在电视上观看环法自行车赛的人们便能从鸟瞰的角度看到这个装置。“Vallée de Joux 是全球知名的瑞士手表品牌的故乡，包括宝玑、宝珀、积家和 Dubois Dépraz。”设计师解释道，“从天空看该装置的视觉效果必须传达一个直接而明确的信息，因为它只能在电视上出现几秒钟。”

Roy designed Ephemeral Ring, which is four metres tall and 50 metres in diameter, to look like a clock face when viewed from above – referencing the watchmaking heritage of the area. People watching the Tour de France on television will be able to see the structure from this birdseye perspective, thanks to helicopters filming the cycling race from the skies. “The Vallée de Joux is known worldwide as the home of the most famous Swiss watch brands including Breguet, Blancpain, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Dubois Dépraz,” Roy explained. “The visual of the architecture from the sky had to convey a direct and unambiguous message knowing that it would only be visible for a few seconds on television,” he continued.

▼天空视角中极具辨识度的钟表形装置，clock- shape installation that is highly recognizable from sky view ©Karim Boulaz

风景如画的该地区也是手表品牌爱彼 (Audemars Piguet) 的所在地，该品牌在此设有专门的制表博物馆，位于由著名建筑工作室 BIG 设计的螺旋形建筑，爱彼博物馆内。

The picturesque area is also home to the watch brand Audemars Piguet, which has a dedicated watchmaking museum here based in a spiral-shaped building, Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet that was designed by architecture studio BIG.

▼装置及其周边环境，the installation and it’s surrounding environments ©Fabien Roy

设计师在两公里外的森林中为装置选购了木材。山谷中的一家木工公司在伐木工人的帮助下将这些规格为 50 x 60 毫米的云杉木板条现场组装，装置中间的两根木条则形成了表针。“这座装置是用总共20立方米的木材，总长五公里的木棍制成的，”设计师说道，“我们的想法是将制表界与林木业联系起来，该地区的林木业也是山谷地区的另一个代表性活动。”

Roy sourced the wood for his installation just two kilometres away in the surrounding forest. “The construction is made of 20 cubic meters of wood – five kilometres of wooden sticks,” he said. Each 50 by 60-millimetre spruce wooden slat was combined on-site into the ring by a carpentry company in the valley with the help of lumberjacks. Two lines of wood in the middle of the installation form the watch face. “The idea was to associate the watchmaking universe with the world of forestry, which represents the other pole of activity in the valley,” explained Roy.

▼木构装置近景，close shot of the wooden installation ©Karim Boulaz

▼人视角的木构装置，humen perspective of the wooden installation ©Fabien Roy

设计师想创建一个可以轻松改变用途以避免浪费材料的结构。拆除 Ethermeral Ring 后，当地一家木工公司将重新使用所有木板条和螺钉，用于建造木质覆层外墙和通风屋顶下部结构。

Roy wanted to create a structure that could easily be repurposed to avoid wasting material. All of the wooden slats and screws will be reused by a local carpentry company for the construction of wooden cladding facades and ventilated roof substructures after Ephermeral Ring has been dismantled.

▼木构装置近景，close shot of the wooden installation ©Karim Boulaz

“在我看来，这种临时性的装置只有在不产生浪费的情况下才有意义，”设计师说，“今天我们不能再浪费大量的材料来满足短暂的活动。”民众可以穿过装置中的小径，去往当地艺术家Jaques Vallotton的作品展览现场

“In my opinion, such an ephemeral installation only makes sense if it does not generate waste,” the designer said. “Today we can no longer afford to waste large quantities of materials to satisfy ephemeral events.” Members of the public will be able to walk through the installation on a path that leads to an exhibition of works by local illustrator Jaques Vallotton.

▼取材于当地的云杉木板条，spruce wooden slat sourced locally ©Karim Boulaz

设计方：Fabien Roy Studio 材料：云杉木 地址：瑞士，Joux Valley 委托方：Vallée de Joux Tourisme 摄影：Karim Boulaz，Fabien Roy

Design: Fabien Roy Studio Material: spruce wood Address: Switzerland, Joux Valley Client: Vallée de Joux Tourisme Photography: Karim Boulaz, Fabien Roy