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John Pawson
Kerlin Gallery
David Fitzgerald
Dublin 1994
 
Natural light filters into the gallery from above, allowing art to be viewed in optimal conditions. The ceiling – an immaculate white plane which appears to be floating in space - is used as a means to control artificial light when daylight levels fall.
 
Throughout, visual distraction is rigorously pared away: these are spaces which are free from visible doors, switches or sockets, where skirtings are omitted in order to minimise the transition between floor and wall and where a poured concrete floor does away with the distraction of surface pattern.