Beihai Chao 2019 · Ralfonso is a specially invited artist for the First China Beihai International Outdoor Dynamic Sculpture Exhibition at the Guangxi Beihai Sea.
AD INFINITUM #5 (5m/16.5ft) was commissioned and permanently collected by the City of Beihai for their 1st inaugural Kinetic Art Park.
AD INFINITUM is a Latin expression, meaning “to infinity” or “endlessly”, – just as this sculpture will continue to direct itself into the wind and then turn endlessly, creating the Infinity Sign.
The heart of AD INFINITUM is an array of 36 intersecting metal ring discs, representing the 360 degrees of freedom – each one reflecting a different reality in the highly polished stainless steel surface. The “Infinity Center” is designed to look like the mathematical symbol ∞ for Infinity. Due to the intricate design and assembly, the view of it is ever changing, as it rotates simultaneously on multiple axis!
The eye and the mind are attracted and fully engaged, to follow the rotational horizontal spin of the central “Infinity Center” disc array, while at the same time the top part slowly moves into the wind on its vertical axis.
See https://youtu.be/hcbahAGMIuI for the Beihai Movie
See https://youtu.be/mmgBwSkRdgs for a AD in the storm