UK-based art and design collective Troika are well known in design circles for their integration of fine arts and engineering into their design practice. One of their most recent projects is a public artwork called Shoal (video above) commissioned by TEDCO as a permanent installation for the Corus building at Toronto's Waterfront. The massive sculpture spans across a 50 meter long corridor and features 467 fish-like objects suspended from the ceiling. The fish rotate rhythmically around their own axis to display the movements and interdependency typical to schools of fish, their iridescent sheen flashing in the light and creating the illusion of fluid movement. The ceiling architecture is also set in motion and appears liquefied, changing the spatial experience of the corridor while opening up the surrounding architecture infinitely towards Lake Ontario.[via todayandtomorrow.com]
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TROIKA's "Shoal" - A Breathtaking Mechanical Sculpture [VIDEO]
Sculpture meets architecture and technology.