Studio Drift
Fragile Future (Work Available for Indoor Commission), 2009
Phosphor Bronze, Dandilions, LEDs
41 3/8 x 24 13/16 x 62 inches (105 x 63 x 157.5 cm) (l x w x h)
€79,000
128 1/8 x 330 2/3 x 57 7/8 inches (325.5 x 840 x 147 cm) (l x w x h) €170,000
Space filing installation
€690,000
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CONCEPT Fragile Future is a multidisciplinary light sculpture, which fuses nature and technology. The sculpture contains real dandelion seeds that were picked by hand and connected seed-by-seed to an...
CONCEPT
Fragile Future is a multidisciplinary light sculpture, which fuses nature and technology. The sculpture contains real dandelion seeds that were picked by hand and connected seed-by-seed to an LED light. This labor-intensive process is a clear statement against mass production and throwaway culture. Fragile Future is a modular work that can overgrow a space. It consists of three-dimensional bronze electrical circuits connected to light-emitting dandelions. The project is a critical, yet utopian, vision of the future of our planet, where two seemingly opposite evolutions have made a pact to survive together. Are the rapid technological developments of our age really more advanced than the evolution of nature, of which the dandelion is such a transient and symbolic example? And could those two evolve together and meet in the future?
Fragile Future is a multidisciplinary light sculpture, which fuses nature and technology. The sculpture contains real dandelion seeds that were picked by hand and connected seed-by-seed to an LED light. This labor-intensive process is a clear statement against mass production and throwaway culture. Fragile Future is a modular work that can overgrow a space. It consists of three-dimensional bronze electrical circuits connected to light-emitting dandelions. The project is a critical, yet utopian, vision of the future of our planet, where two seemingly opposite evolutions have made a pact to survive together. Are the rapid technological developments of our age really more advanced than the evolution of nature, of which the dandelion is such a transient and symbolic example? And could those two evolve together and meet in the future?