Jean-Michel Choquet

YIN YANG CENTER ATLANTA (My thesis project) : 23 photos, 2'15'' chez YinYangModel

Dubuque, Iowa, United States

About

Translations-Traductions : - La Possibilité d’une Musique Moderne, Logique de la Modernité et Composition Musicale. Felip Martí-Jufresa. (2012) Book translated from Catalan to French. 245 pages. - Preface to the book : Praxis de la difference. Francoise Collin. (2011), Fina Birules, Translated from Spanish. - Blanc sous Noir. Blanca Casas Brullet. (2012) Translated from Catalan. - « Littérature et Communautés » Translation for the Centre Dona i Literatura (CDiL) Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), Paris VIII (France) and University of Leeds (UK), from English - « The Cloud with its Shadow»: Reflexions sur le corps dans l’art de Marina Abramovic, from English. - …

Experience

  • YinYangModel (29 yrs 7 mos)
    • YIN YANG CENTER ATLANTA (My thesis project) : 23 photos, 2'15''
      1997 - Present · 29 yrs 7 mos

      The Yin Yang Center, designed as a self-sufficient solar energy building, is a monumental (38.000 sq.ft) wellness center that integrates a full spa in its Yin area, and a Taï Chi and holistic practices space in the Yang area. The twelve pairs of glue laminated timber forming the structure represent : the hourly path of the sun along the east-west axis of the Center, acupuncture's twelve principal energy-distributing vessel meridians, and twelve specific hexagrams of the I-Ching (symbolizing the relevant rise of the Yin in the Yang hemisphere, and that of the Yang in the Yin). Evolving around itself in perfect harmony with the landscape, it was conceived upon the traditional Chinese cosmogony (Taoist philosophy, Yin Yang principles, the five elements) and its derivatives : The I-Ching, holistic medicine, acupuncture and Taï Chi. Curved and energetic, it represents the perpetual movement of the universe and is a place to regroup body and mind. http://www.kizoa.fr/diaporama/d352439k2996911o1/yinyang-center--atlanta?__utma=1.1804364419.1276952299.1276952299.1276952299.1&__utmb=1.8.10.1276952299&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1276952299.1.1.utmcsr=%28direct%29|utmccn=%28direct%29|utmcmd=%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=162979004

    • PROJECT FOR A NEW THEATER DOWNTOWN ATLANTA : 13 photos, 2'18''
      1997 - Present · 29 yrs 7 mos

      This broad seven-level theater constructed with old-fashioned brick in a contemporary design has a 42,280 square foot ground surface and a 280 foot cross section, with an interior seating capacity of 1,500, as well as a 250 seat rooftop open-air amphitheater. The wavy scenic stairway overlooks the downtown area. Click here

    • A TEPPAN YAKI COOKING TABLE : 8 photos, 55''
      2008 - 2008 · Less than a year

      Teppan Yaki : a traditional Japanese method of cooking on an iron or stainless steel plate. Convivial dining for 6 at its best. The griddle plate is fitted into the center of an exotic wood table top, stainless steel sheeting covers the base. http://www.kizoa.fr/diaporama/d350683k6423998o1/a--teppan-yaki-cooking-table?__utma=1.1804364419.1276952299.1276952299.1276952299.1&__utmb=1.18.10.1276952299&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1276952299.1.1.utmcsr=%28direct%29|utmccn=%28direct%29|utmcmd=%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=84327705

  • CASA TORRES : 17 photos, 1'35'' at YinYandModel
    2001 - 2001 · Less than a year

    Sometimes old paint can't just be covered. A long and dirty job was required to create this warmth and beauty. http://www.kizoa.fr/diaporama/d313251k7257076o1/casa-torr%C3%A8s?__utma=1.1804364419.1276952299.1276952299.1276952299.1&__utmb=1.15.10.1276952299&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1276952299.1.1.utmcsr=%28direct%29|utmccn=%28direct%29|utmcmd=%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=91616538