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Complex Meshes Miguel Chevalier

For the “Lumiere” Festival, Miguel Chevalier presents the premiere of his new artwork “Complex Meshes” in Durham Cathedral, a building constructed at the end of the 11th Century and which represents the most accomplished example of Norman architecture in England. 

“Complex Meshes” is a monumental projection at dusk on the exceptionally designed ‘ribbed vault’ ceiling of the central nave; a daring architectural feature which was way ahead of its time and which announced the beginning of the Gothic art style in architecture.A mesh is a three-dimensional object consisting of vertices, edges and faces which form polygons, used in modeling or architecture. For this piece, the use of numerous wireframe meshes becomes an aesthetic in itself. Different colored weaving patterns composed of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons overlap, evolve and transform slowly in real time. This huge virtual light curtain twists, moves and resizes to create diverse and complex shapes. The surface is deformed to generate the abstract landscapes of a living universe which is constantly evolving.

Check out other projects by Miguel Chevalier featured on archatlas: 

King’s College Chapel

Le Traversee des Pixels

Caye Sereno Marcio Kogan

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan has completed the design of an exclusive beachfront residential community in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. named Caye Sereno, the complex comprises 18 luxury villas that each offer unobstructed views of the bay and its small picturesque islands. the scheme represents Vietnam’s aspiration to become a market for luxury residential property development and investment.