Studio Morison has installed a multifaceted mesh-covered pavilion around a statue of Maximilian I in the centre of Munich, to raise awareness for the city's homeless and impoverished. 
Named "I Will Be With You, Whatever", the installation was designed by British artists Heather and Ivan Morison of Studio Morison and engineered by Artura Design and Engineering.

The sculpture, which is on show in the city's Wittelsbacherplatz until October 13, has a refined origami-like form based on a simple rectangle, folded into a complex zig-zagging shape.
With four house-shaped entrances, the nine-metre-high hollow sculpture encircles the equestrian statue of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, which sits in the centre of the square. Almost entirely obscured by the structure, only the head and raised hand of the rider protrude. The bulk of the statue is either concealed or revealed depending on the light conditions, but illumination at night ensures that Maximilian I is visible inside the pavilion from a distance.

"With its four entrances the sculpture invites entry and exploration," explained Ivan Morison. "It thereby follows the historical function of pavilions."
"While they traditionally played an important role in the creation of squares, parks and gardens as places of gathering, they matter only very rarely in contemporary city design. I Will Be With You, Whatever transforms a public space where usually very few people come to meet, gather or...