“Nymphéas” – a new art-within-architecture project by VOLNA

Author name: VOLNA art collective

Instagram account: @keine_angst

Website: volna-media.com

 

The unheard music hidden in the shrubbery

And the unseen eyebeam crossed, for the roses

Had the look of flowers that are looked at.

T. S. Eliot

 

The kinetic light installation “Nymphéas” is inspired by the lyrical images of ponds overgrown with water lilies by whose side poets and artists have spent countless hours in contemplation of clean, cold flowers.

 

The flower buds move gently in an optically expansive space, shimmering with different colors. The reflections of the flowers and the people observing them are compounded, creating a sense of submersion into the depths of the surreal pond.

 

The installation consists of 37 kinetic light modules mounted on a steel frame and covered with triplex glass. Each module consists of a “flower” operated by custom-designed mechanisms. For this installation, a unique set of 3D-printed details and a custom Art-Net controller were created, allowing the installation to be controlled externally with a standard lighting console or third-party software. The whole circular “pond” is 4.85m in diameter and 0.6m in height (elevated 0.15m from the ground).

 

“Nympheas” has already been installed in a permanent exhibition space. However, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it has not yet been presented to the public.

 

 

 Making of video

 

 

Visuals:

 

 


Credits

Concept, production and video: VOLNA

Camera: Polina Korotaeva, VOLNA

Photo: VOLNA

Music: Hush Pup – Flower Power

© VOLNA (2020) © Hush Pup (2018)

 

More info

www.volna-media.com/projects/nympheas

 

 

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