Kinetic Art
1) OLYMPIC KREISEL
2006 - Recipient of the Outstanding Award and money prize in the International Sculpture Competition by the City of Beijing (selected from 2700 submissions from over 40 Countries).
2) KREISEL
Outdoor, large Light & Optical Sculpture suitable for Traffic Islands.
General Design:
Three times 72 steel cables are suspended from 3 different rings from the central light mast, descending at different angles to their circular fixation on the ground.
Due to the different suspension points and the
different angles, eye-catching Moire Patterns
emerge and keep changing subtly move around the circular traffic island.
(The pattern is subtle and the lights change very slowly in order not to
distract the drivers)
There are computerized LED color lights which change the appearance of the steel cable structure slowly, so it always looks different.
The cables can easily be detached for maintenance of the LED and Traffic Lamps. They are fixed with a pre-engineered breakpoint, in case a car hits the cables (which then act to absorb the impact).
Click on the images to learn more about the Traffic Circle KREISEL design.
For more information contact Ralfonso
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1) OLYMPIC KREISEL Short movie about the submission for the 2008 Olympic Park Beijing Competition where OLYMPIC KREISEL won the Outstanding Award
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2) Kreisel This large Steel Cable Assembly creates ever changing aspects from all sides due to the 3 times 72 cables suspended at different angles Click on Image to see larger |
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2) Kreisel Here shown at night with only people sitting inside the sculpture on the spiraling podest Click on Image to see it larger
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2) Kreisel Here shown in the Olympic Ring Configuration Click on Image to see it larger
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A detail showing the steel cables in the Kreisel sculptures |
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An alternative assembly... Click on Image to see a short MOVIE |
This site was last updated 03/16/09