Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum presents Shylight, a site-specific installation by Dutch designer duo DRIFT in the Rotunda of the Pinakothek der Moderne.
DRIFT is an Amsterdam-based studio founded in 2007 by artist Lonneke Gordijn and artist Ralph Nauta. With an interdisciplinary team, they develop tangible sculptures, installations and performances that explore the relationships between nature, technology and people.
The objects suspended from the ceiling of the rotunda and controlled by industrial motors are reminiscent of flowers with their chalice-like structures. These flower-like objects open and close as they move down and up.
“Certain types of flowers close at night, for self-defence and to conserve their resources. This highly evolved natural mechanism is called ‘nyctinasty’ and inspired Studio Drift to create Shylight ... Shylight is the result to the question, how an inanimate object can mimic those changes that express character and emotions.” (studiodrift.com)
The Shylight installation developed by DRIFT for the Pinakothek der Moderne consists of a total of 9 objects in two different sizes, which transform the rotunda into a stage.
The exhibition js enabled by American Express®. Through the partnership with DRIFT at the Pinakothek der Moderne, American Express aims to promote access to inspiring art and culture an art experience with Amex Art ON that is freely accessible and memorable for everyone.
(c) Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode
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Discipline:
Architektur / Interior Design
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Event code:
347
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Language:
German, English
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Barrier-free:
Yes
Organiser
Barer Straße 4 0
80333 München
Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum is one of the world’s leading museums of 20th and 21st century applied art and design.