Platinum Fine Art · 2020
Bubble Forest Public Sculpture
- Platinum A' Design Award 2020 in Fine Art
- CLIENT: Altarea
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,078,752
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About Bubble Forest Public Sculpture
"Bubble Forest" is a public sculpture made of acid resistant stainless steel. The material has the property of reflecting both natural and artificial light. During the night, it is illuminated with programmable RGB LED lamps. It was created as a reflection on the ability of plants to produce oxygen. The title forest consists of 18 steel stems/trunks ending with crowns in the form of spherical constructions representing a single air bubble. “Bubble Forest” refers to the terrestrial flora as well as to that known from the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans.
About the Platinum A' Design Award
Bubble Forest Public Sculpture is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Bubble Forest Public Sculpture exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Bubble Forest Public Sculpture is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.
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- Unique Properties
- "Bubble Forest" is a public sculpture made of acid resistant stainless steel. The material has the property of reflecting both natural and artificial light. During the night, it is illuminated with programmable RGB LED lamps.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450cm x 450cm x 570cm
- Tags
- public space, sculpture, commercial space, public lighting, metal sculpture, abstract art, botanical sculpture, urban space
- Production Technology
- Sculpture made of electropolished, acid-resistant stainless steel and illuminated with RGB lights
- Design Challenge
- Discovering the spacial form that would be best suited to characterize the entrance to the biggest shopping mall in France, right next to the seaside.
- Research
- The Bubble Forest was created as a result of deep studies of underwater flora and its ability to produce oxygen. The way to realize the idea of the project was to transfer the organic micro structures to the macro scale.
The main reason for such methodology was location of where the sculpture is installed - right next to the seaside, by the the biggest hopping mall in France, CAP 3000. - Inspiration
- Bubble Forest was created as a reflection on the ability of plants to produce oxygen. Bubble Forest refers to the terrestrial flora as well as to that known from the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 and finished with installation in Nice, France in October 2019
- Operation Flow
- The sculpture is a orientation spot on site and a popular objects for photographers and tourists
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to STRUZIK ART Company
European Union Intellectual Property Office Certificate of Registration Nº 006435384-0001, Patent Holder: Struzik Art Mirosław Struzik, 2019, European Union - Image Credits
- Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Mirek Struzik
Video - Grupa MagicLine