This is the reason it was named after the 2010 Chile earthquake, which caused a 1.26-microsecond shortening of Earth's days. Its 3d effect was influenced and considered to replicate the effect of the ocean’s surface after an earthquake. This movement causes it to change its shape and color, putting a show for the onlookers. So light that wind, rain, and light are able to move and transform the net, which is constantly moving. The cool-looking structure is actually very light. Mercedes-Benz shape-changing floating art on the Munich night sky But that doesn't mean that the structure is heavy. Its made of recyclable fibers, which are woven like a fishing net and are considered to be up to 15 times stronger than steel by weight. "Earthtime 1.26 Munich" is considered big enough to cover the cities' monumental plaza, measuring around 24 meters (79 ft ) long, 21 meters (66 ft) wide, and 16 (52 ft) meters high. artist Janet Echelman and the cool-looking structure was called "Earthtime 1.26 Munich", it explores the interconnected networks of our world and it is constantly changing, getting shaped by natural forces. Consideration given to materials, finishes, signage and experience.Mercedes-Benz has transformed Munich's Odeonsplatz (central Munich) into a live art site ahead of the bi-annual 2021 Munish Auto Show ( IAA Munish ) which will take place from September 7 to 12 September with a floating sculpture made of recyclable fibers. Floating above the gardens is the sculpture Earthtime 1.26 Munich - presented by Mercedes-Benz by US artist Janet Echelmann. Working closely with Janet Echelman and engineers at SOM & ARUP, I was the Design Lead from concept through final design and fabrication of Earthtime 1.26. This award celebrates innovative and creative design for a pop-ups, temporary buildings and interiors, installations,exhibition, fixture or interactive element. Lightweight and flexible, the sculpture is designed to travel to cities around the world as a physical manifestation of interconnectedness. For 2020, she has announced a multitude of installations that will be debuting around the world, including Earthtime 1.26 (D.C.) at the By the People Festival, Washington, D.C. I love jarring juxtapositions - they wake us up. It's a perfect site for this unexpected intervention. “If my art can create an opportunity to contemplate the larger cycles of time and remind us to listen to our inner selves, I believe this can be the start of transformation.” Opening of the art installation Earthtime 1.26 Munich by Janet Echelman On the occasion of the IAA MOBILITY 2021, Mercedes-Benz is transforming Munichs. Description Echelman’s newest work, Earthtime 1.26 Hong Kong premiered in March, 2019 at The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong and explores the interconnected networks of our cultural and physical world. “I feel a need to find moments of contemplation in the midst of daily city life,” Echelman said. They are soft counterpoints to the hard edges of buildings, offering proof that we can interrogate the status quo - that the assumption that cities must be formed from hard materials and straight edges can be changed. Echelman’s netted works bring softness to the scale of the city. Die Form der dreidimensionalen Skulptur ist von dem 3D-Datenmodell der Welleneffekte inspiriert, die sich ber den Pazifik ausbreiten. Our surroundings affect how we feel and how we experience our lives - we are responsible for the way our cities look and function. Earthtime 1.26 Munich Mit dem Werk will Janet Echelmans auf die existenzielle Verflechtung des Menschen mit der Natur aufmerksam machen. We think of a day as a fixed quantity, but the speed of earth’s rotation is constantly shifting in response to physical phenomena. The number 1.26 within the title refers to time, as it measures how a day was shortened by that number of microseconds when a single physical event shifted the earth’s mass. The installation marks the launch of The Peninsula Hotel’s multi-year global campaign titled ‘Art in Resonance.’ As an official partner of Art Basel, The Peninsula Hotel “promises to provide inspiring new experiences for visitors, while helping to shine a spotlight on the culturally-rich city of Hong Kong, The Peninsula’s home.”Įchelman started the Earthtime series in 2010 when the Biennial of the Americas asked her to create a work about the interconnectedness of nations. Earthtime 1.26 is a colourful fibre net sculpture installed in the plaza of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel.
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