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During the day the sunlight shines through the stars inside and at night the map will be visible from the outside. This intervention transforms one WOW studio into a sacred space; the windows wear a psychedelic light installation comparable to the atmosphere created by the stained glass in gothic churches.

Atlantis is a continuation of my research but in the same time also a reaction to the works of Linda and Ting. Researching about the great architectural achievements of the ancient civilizations I kept asking myself where are we now? How come so much knowledge has been lost? Where is the real truth of the ancient mysteries? I translate this curiosity in the shapes I choose to work with such as the pyramids, circles and squares and then really focusing in finding the right proportions, the perfect balance. Atlantis, as a metaphor was a good starting point to implement these ideas. So I took water and architecture as my tools to create this world. The sculpture draws inspirations from the monumental architectural shapes. It is the temple of the light, which projects the reflections of the water to the outside. It sends the motion of the waves to the audience, the walls, whatever comes in its way and until it finds the surface to lay its image. Water as an element can influence the way we experience the space that is why the greenhouse will have water as a present performer in the space. The audience will be “baptized” while entering the space, as a ritual that they have to accept in order to be part of the happening.  So the work consists of the actual object that creates these reflections but most important is the atmosphere and the experience it offers to visitors.

Atlantis is a continuation of my research but in the same time also a reaction to the works of Linda and Ting. Researching about the great architectural achievements of the ancient civilizations I kept asking myself where are we now? How come so much knowledge has been lost? Where is the real truth of the ancient mysteries? I translate this curiosity in the shapes I choose to work with such as the pyramids, circles and squares and then really focusing in finding the right proportions, the perfect balance. Atlantis, as a metaphor was a good starting point to implement these ideas. So I took water and architecture as my tools to create this world. The sculpture draws inspirations from the monumental architectural shapes. It is the temple of the light, which projects the reflections of the water to the outside. It sends the motion of the waves to the audience, the walls, whatever comes in its way and until it finds the surface to lay its image. Water as an element can influence the way we experience the space that is why the greenhouse will have water as a present performer in the space. The audience will be “baptized” while entering the space, as a ritual that they have to accept in order to be part of the happening.  So the work consists of the actual object that creates these reflections but most important is the atmosphere and the experience it offers to visitors.

Atlantis is a continuation of my research but in the same time also a reaction to the works of Linda and Ting. Researching about the great architectural achievements of the ancient civilizations I kept asking myself where are we now? How come so much knowledge has been lost? Where is the real truth of the ancient mysteries? I translate this curiosity in the shapes I choose to work with such as the pyramids, circles and squares and then really focusing in finding the right proportions, the perfect balance. Atlantis, as a metaphor was a good starting point to implement these ideas. So I took water and architecture as my tools to create this world. The sculpture draws inspirations from the monumental architectural shapes. It is the temple of the light, which projects the reflections of the water to the outside. It sends the motion of the waves to the audience, the walls, whatever comes in its way and until it finds the surface to lay its image. Water as an element can influence the way we experience the space that is why the greenhouse will have water as a present performer in the space. The audience will be “baptized” while entering the space, as a ritual that they have to accept in order to be part of the happening.  So the work consists of the actual object that creates these reflections but most important is the atmosphere and the experience it offers to visitors.

Fascinated by ancient formations, sacred geometry and symbolism, the artist reflects on the meaning of magical objects in our daily life and how much they influence the decisions we make - or the other way around.

You can meet the Oracle again on the stage of Paradiso on 16th April representing the House of UltraSexi during Superball 2016.

photography by Francoise Bolechowski