NEO PRAYER FLAG

by: Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics

Berlin 2017:  Neo Prayer Flag was an exhibit created specifically for the Olympus Perspective Playground held in Berlin Germany at the Kraftwerk building.

Neo Prayer Flag is a 750 m2 installation created from mylar streamers on monofilament netting, rope, elastic cord, and wind currents. Suspended so that it can take advantage of movements in the surrounding air, the installation reveals small currents at play in the streamers, while fans direct the dynamic motion of the entire surface.

The shimmering, wind-borne shape dancing above the street invites passers-by to follow its winding path through the raw beams and girders of the Kraftwerk space. Searching for the perfect perspective or finding the artwork’s source provides viewers with an opportunity to re-engage an older way of thinking and liberate a childlike state of being. The work provides an evanescent and ephemeral viewing experience that mesmerizes the viewer, just like a murmuration of starlings or a school of sardines.