28 / Hidden Winter 15
Welcome to our Hidden issue. This issue explores the aspects of our built environment that are hidden, overlooked, not readily apparent, forgotten, and conceptually of physically removed from our sight, whether intentionally or not. Time for us to shine a light on all those things worth rediscovering or seeing for the first time.
Contributions by Emily Louise Allen, Chris Bennett, Roberto Boettger, Julio Brenes, Odile Compagnon, Carlos Copertone, Counterspace, Leandro Couto de Almeida, Patxi Eguiluz, Naomi Evans, Iker Gil, Luke Hegeman, Matthew Hoffman, Sam Holleran, Tom James, Rene Kersting, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, Reinaldo Loureiro, Geoff Manaugh, Julie Michiels, Conor O’Shea, Jennifer Park, Shamik Ray, Charles Rice, Andrew Ruff, Dan Rybicky, David Schalliol, Theo Simpson, Smout Allen, John Stirratt, Luke Sturgeon, Jan Theun van Rees, Florence Twu, and Faiza Uppal.
Cover and graphic design by JNL Graphic Design.
Issue 28 Introduction
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context
Logistical Ecologies of the North American Operational Landscape
Essay by Conor O’Shea, Luke Hegeman, and Chris Bennett
Exploring the Physicality of the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
Text and photos by David Schalliol
Undergrounding
Photographs by Theo Simpson; Text by Tom James
Tunnel
Photographs by Rene Kersting
Beti Jai
The Last Surviving Basque Pelota Historic Fronton in Madrid
Essay by Carlos Copertone and Patxi Eguiluz
Space Travel
Text and photographs by Charles Rice
One Wall Away: On Hidden Spaces
Text and photographs by Jan Theun van Rees
Blinded by “Delight”
Image by Jennifer Park and Faiza Uppal
Almost There
Iker Gil and Julie Michiels in conversation with Dan Rybicky
Farhana
Project by Reinaldo Loureiro
Revealing Tendencies:
Chinese Urbanization & the Floating Population
Essay by Florence Twu
7 Modes of Counterespionage
Text by Sumayya Vally and Sarah de Villiers of Counterspace
L.A. Recalculated
Project by Laura Allen, Geoff Manaugh, and Mark Smout
Archipelagos of Detritus
The Need for a Theory on Spatial Waste
Essay by Sergio Lopez-Pineiro
Exposed Urbanity
Project by Emily Louise Allen and Leandro Couto de Almeida
Reconciling Infrastructural Artifacts
Project by Roberto Boettger
Requiem for the Hidden Track
Essay by John Stirratt
Beyond the Proscenium Wall
Essay by Odile Compagnon
Sounding Lines
Essay by Andrew Ruff
Seeing Triborough
Visual essay by Sam Holleran
Visualizing Electromagnetic Fields
Text and project by Luke Sturgeon and Shamik Ray
The Most Modern of Men
Short essay By Matthew Hoffman
Preoccupied
Words by Naomi Evans and illustrations by Julio Brenes