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Iwagumi Urban Air Scape (Inflatable Rock Garden),

Prahran Square, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,

This artwork is a celebration of the Japanese reverence towards beautiful rock compositions as found in nature, known as Iwagumi.

It's designed to be placed in the middle of a city, sharply contrasting features of the wilderness with the urban environment. An open-air temporary art installation, Iwagumi Air Scape delivers a public realm statement about nature and harmony that is at once monumental and subtle.

By day, visitors can explore immense air-filled inflatables that appear to be thousands of tonnes of rock. As the sun sets, the artwork transforms with a vibrant display of colour and an interactive soundscape inspired by nature’s gentle inhabitants.

“Cupid’s Koi Garden.” Photo by Sam Roberts

Illuminated Inflatable Sculptures Populate Whimsical Wonderlands by ENESS

Giant striped characters, the world’s first inflatable fountain, and a mass of towering arches occupy the otherworldly installations designed by ENESS. The Melbourne-based studio creates immersive worlds of whimsical creatures and puffy, illuminated structures that spring from the ground. Often paired with upbeat soundscapes and interactive elements like squirting water and digital eyeballs, the air-filled sculptures are arranged as wonderlands of light and color that at night, bathe the viewer in a kaleidoscopic glow of LED bulbs.

“Airship Orchestra.” Photo by Ben Weinstein

“Sky Castle.” Photo by Zu Rui

JEM –

Interactive public art sculpture

"Iwagumi Air Space," I Light Singapore art festival , Marina Bay,

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Hyperrealistic Boulders Make Up Iwagumi Air Scape in Singapore

Singapore’s Marina Bay plays host to the i Light Festival, and among the most impressive installations is one entitled Iwagumi Air Scape. Created by Melbourne art and technology studio ENESS, the name references the Japanese art of rock placement, called Iwagumi.

Singapore’s Marina Bay plays host to the i Light Festival, and among the most impressive installations is one entitled Iwagumi Air Scape. Created by Melbourne art and technology studio ENESS, the name references the Japanese art of rock placement, called Iwagumi. The giant boulders make a bold statement, arranged artfully along the waterfront, some of them as large as a three story house. It…