This traveling installation consists of 5 wi-fi enabled flower sculptures which each include seating for 10 people. Created for and inspired by Toyota’s “Harmony Between Man, Nature, and Machine” campaign, the sculptures combine form and function via the addition of solar panels on the back of each petal, which power outlets for use in recharging cell phones and laptops.
The Solar Flower Lounge consists of custom cut and bent powder coated aluminum stalks, petals and leaves and molded polyetyelyne benches. Flexible solar panels charge interior batteries used to power 110V outlets, and 3G wireless internet nodes are located in the flower heads. Color changing LED lighting provides atmosphere and illumination during nighttime hours.
Part structure and part sculpture, Holding Flame is a decorative pergola with an inverted ceiling of fire. The project was inspired by a desire to create a safe, comfortable environment for people to experience the unique beauty of inverted fire, along with our past experiences creating similar flame effects for the film industry.
The piece works especially well in nighttime or cold environments where in addition to acting as sculpture, it provides light and warmth.
Holding Flame is made entirely from steel - a 12'x12' tubular steel frame supporting an inverted ceiling box that houses a propane fueled fire effect. The fire is captured, heat rising, searching for oxygen within the box. A customizable water jet cut steel lattice covers the exterior, providing wind protection, radiant heat, and the aesthetic look of the piece.
Brought to life as a daily performance during the Beijing Olympics, “The Warrior and the Girl” is a simple story of friendship and peace told through giant puppetry, aerial performance, animatronics and modern dance, with the aid of heavy equipment.
A 22’ tall terracotta warrior suspended from an 80 ton construction crane and a 15’ tall Chinese girl rigged to a 40’ boom forklift move together throughout the performance area during this 20 minute piece with the aid of 40 dancers/puppeteers. Radio controlled facial features enliven and animate the marionettes, while a radio controlled butterfly guides the characters through the story with the aid of an aerialist performer in flight.
Originally conceived and created for the Burning Man festival, these 100’ tall articulated moving flowers rise from the crowd to dance, play, and engage. Our intent was simply to create something beautiful and magical as an artistic gift to the community
Colorful lightweight coverings built around existing aerial manlifts camoflage the heavy equipment, transforming them into graceful moving flowers capable of opening, closing, and a full range of motion up to 100’. Within the flower heads are misting systems to gently infuse the surrounding area with floral scented water. The sculptures are self-illuminated and capable of incorporating video projection onto the flower petals, and are built with structural components to safely allow aerial dance performance.
Inspired by the Floating World theme of Burningman 2002 and the technical challenge of creating a giant snail that steered by pulling on reigns we created a unique battery powered art car.
Inside was a plush chill lounge, covered with semi-transparent shade cloth allowing the riders to see outward while maintaining the snail shell aesthetic. Appearing to be a living creature. moving silently on electric power the snail was operated from the top of the shell with discreet foot pedals and reigns running to the antennae. Internally illuminated at night it graced the desert dust with it's beautiful silent passage.