Cosmobloom is handmade in London, by the artists Heyl & Van Dam. Drawing on their dual experience in art, design, engineering and robotics, the pair set out to create a sculpture that generates an aura, a presence larger than its physical dimensions. While poetics and presence ground the conception, rigorous mechanical principles guide the form. Heyl's experience as a robotics hardware engineer and Van Dam's eye for detail has given birth to a sculpture which features highly detailed and complex motion paths.
Parker Heyl is a designer, roboticist, artist, and teaching fellow on the Design for Performance and Interaction MArch at The Bartlett School of Architecture in London. He creates digital/analog hybrids which emphasize the aura of physical objects and seek to emancipate digital data from the screen. His works voluntarily relinquish computerized regulation in favor of an analog aesthetic. Before joining the Interactive Architecture Lab as a tutor and researcher, Parker worked as a roboticist at the Harvard iLab developing soft robotic technologies. He is trained as a carpenter and currently practices as a kinetic artist, designing installation work for prestigious art galleries.
Mac Van Dam is a multi-disciplinary designer working in architecture, art, object design, and material science. His work is rooted in a material-led design process and a desire to bring biological/living sensibilities to the everyday. He is currently designing artworks (Heyl & Van Dam) and contemporary forms of urban green infrastructure (Vertical Grounds Design Lab). Before founding design studios in the UK, Mac was a research member/artist at the Living Architecture Systems Group in Toronto, and has worked at internationally acclaimed architecture firms. His work has been shown at the Lisbon Triennale, London Design Festival, Venice Biennale, Coachella, and several other international exhibitions.
Parker Heyl is a designer, roboticist, artist, and teaching fellow on the Design for Performance and Interaction MArch at The Bartlett School of Architecture in London. He creates digital/analog hybrids which emphasize the aura of physical objects and seek to emancipate digital data from the screen. His works voluntarily relinquish computerized regulation in favor of an analog aesthetic. Before joining the Interactive Architecture Lab as a tutor and researcher, Parker worked as a roboticist at the Harvard iLab developing soft robotic technologies. He is trained as a carpenter and currently practices as a kinetic artist, designing installation work for prestigious art galleries.
Mac Van Dam is a multi-disciplinary designer working in architecture, art, object design, and material science. His work is rooted in a material-led design process and a desire to bring biological/living sensibilities to the everyday. He is currently designing artworks (Heyl & Van Dam) and contemporary forms of urban green infrastructure (Vertical Grounds Design Lab). Before founding design studios in the UK, Mac was a research member/artist at the Living Architecture Systems Group in Toronto, and has worked at internationally acclaimed architecture firms. His work has been shown at the Lisbon Triennale, London Design Festival, Venice Biennale, Coachella, and several other international exhibitions.
Cosmobloom is powered by a low-noise motor, which operates on a DC power supply. The kinetic behaviour is governed by a software with an interactive sensor. Cosmobloom includes a toggle switch which allows you to choose between modes.
25Kg
LIMITED EDITION : 25 pieces, 3 artist proofs
Diameter: 72cm
Height: 82cm
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