Curtain Call by Ron Arad at the Roundhouse

Gabriel and Shira Klasmer

Greenaway & Greenaway

Gabriel and Shira Klasmer

Last month, designer Ron Arad created this temporary cinema screen, which was installed in the Roundhouse, London, and consisted of a total of 5,600 silicon rods. Arad said of Curtain Call: “Walk in, penetrate, cross the moving images to get inside the cylinder. You’ll be engulfed by images – a captive, but also a creator. It’s amazing what exciting things happen on both sides of the curtain. I can’t wait.” The cylindrical space showcased films, live performances and installations until the 29th August. Although closed now, the images above and below show how the space was used and occupied with this colourful occupation of a theatre that has been open since 1846. Each day visitors could see work by Babis Alexiadis, Hussein Chalayan, Mat Collishaw, Ori Gersht, Greenaway & Greenaway, Christian Marclay, Javier Mariscal, SDNA, David Shrigley, and students from the Royal College of Art as part of the piece.