Sisyphus ist eine auf einem runden Tablett gelagerte Maschine des Künstlers Bruce Shapiro, die durch Magnete mit Murmeln in Sand malt – und das ziemlich ausdauernd. Das Ergebnis erinnert stark an die alte Technik der Sandmandalas. Dabei zusehen hat durchaus meditative Wirkung, kann ich mir gut vorstellen.
https://vimeo.com/127358515
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Bei genügend Fallhöhe, in diesem Fall hier 9 Meter, öffnen sich die aus Seide genähten Blüten wie ein Fallschirmen und beginnen quasi zu blühen. Entwickelt, gebaut und genäht wurden die Shylights im Studio Drift, die vier Jahre daran werkelten.
Most man-made objects have a static form, while everything natural in this world, including people, are subject to constant metamorphosis and adaptation to their surroundings. Shylight is the result of a question: how can an inanimate object mimic those changes that express character and emotions? After a research period of five years, Studio Drift found the final form to express their idea. It is a lamp that looks alive because of unpredictable, natural-looking movements: it descends to blossom in all its glorious beauty, to subsequently close and retreat upwards again. The Shylight is created out of many layers of silk, which cause it to move with the grace of a dancer. The movement of the lights can be controlled by an iPhone or iPad, opening up a range of possibilities such as a choreography to music. The fact that people react in a spontaneous and emotional way to these performative sculptures shows how the philosophy of Studio Drift functions exactly as it was meant.
The Shylights have a fall distance of 9 meters making it possible to create large compositions for high ceilinged spaces. A shylight installation can always be expended with additional Shylights.
https://vimeo.com/121664339
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https://vimeo.com/47945023
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So beruhigend irgendwie und der aufkommende Gedanke, auf diese Weise den Menschenfluss im Hauptbahnhof aus der Bahn bringen zu können.
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