"In the historic courtyard of Montpellier's Hôtel de Rozel, Studio Deng unveils The Tasting Tongue, an installation for the 2025 Festival des Architectures Vives (FAV) that imagines what happens when every object holds an invisible tongue. A metallic foil form drips from a windowsill into the small stone courtyard, carrying 130 pink felt 'taste buds' that sway in the breeze and invite visitors to insert, bend, and rearrange them."
"Studio Deng's project begins with a simple provocation: 'What if built elements could taste their surroundings?'. The New York-based design team envisions columns, windows, and flowerbeds each extending their own quiet sensorium, capable of perceiving the wetness of grass after rain or the crackle of popping candy carried on the wind. Selected as one of the winning teams for the Festival des Architectures Vives, the designers sought an intervention that could activate the compact residential courtyard without overwhelming it."
In Montpellier's Hôtel de Rozel courtyard, Studio Deng installed The Tasting Tongue for the 2025 Festival des Architectures Vives. A reflective metallic sheet drips from a windowsill into the stone courtyard and supports 130 pink felt 'taste buds' that sway in the breeze. The buds, modeled after micrographs of human taste receptors, come in sweet, sour, bitter, and salty types and are crafted from soft felt. Visitors are invited to insert, bend, and rearrange the buds on the metal surface, generating a shifting archive of shared flavor memories and activating the intimate site as a collective sensory experiment.
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