"Tricks of the Trade" about Exhibits (and Museums.)
Useful information and resources for museum exhibition design and exhibit development.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Exhibit Design Inspiration: Cloud
The art and design group Troika was commissioned to create this amazing flip-dot sculpture, called "Cloud", for Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in the UK.
The surface of the five meter long sculpture is covered with 4638 flip-dots, similar to those found in traffic signs and train stations.
As you can see from the video above, Troika uses a computer to control the flip-dots to create the patterns seen on the surface of the sculpture.
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This is awesome and it came just in time for me--I'm working on an exhibit where we want to show the collective power of individuals changing their behavior with regard to carbon emissions and have been discussing a "flipping" visual.
ReplyDeleteLoosely relatedly, check out this video of an amazing dance company doing really innovative work blending digital display with physical movement.