Studio Drift, Fragile Future
The Shed, New York City, from September 29 to December 19, 2021.
Immersive experiences of Kinetic installations and sculptures inspired by natural phenomena. To recreate what nature seems to do effortlessly and create magic, it takes tremendous effort and a great deal of technology.
Drifters: the final performance, is tricking the spectator in questioning gravity and time itself, with a surreal choreographed flight of what seems like massive concrete monoliths floating through the Shed’s 120′ ft./four-story-high, 17,000 sf. McCourt performance space.
Coded Coincidence: flying pods swirl to life in a mesmerizing dance to mimic the flight of Elm seeds in the windy streets of the Netherlands. The transfer of energy to light is puzzling—my best guess is that the movement itself generates the kinetic energy to light up the small LED embedded in each seed/pod...
Fragile Future: the fragile nature of the blow balls contrasts with the geometric metallic frames protecting them. The illuminated core of each of those dandelions is a mystery—have they really been deconstructed and rebuilt around these tiny lights, seed by seed, for hundreds of them to create this spectacular chandelier? Making-of video.
