{"id":1269,"date":"2010-12-21T21:47:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2010-12-21T21:47:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T17:47:12","slug":"sun-rite-gravitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/archives\/1269","title":{"rendered":"Sun Rite Gravitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maria Dundakova, Markus Walser, Dr. Heinrich St\u00fclpnagel<\/strong><br \/>\nDesigned for Site #2 in Abu Dhabi, between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/su1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<small>Design Submission for the 2010 Land Art Generator Initiative Design Competition<\/small><\/p>\n<p><em>Artist&#8217;s descriptive text:<\/em><br \/>\nSun Panel Sculpture, Earth Sculpture, and the Tower<br \/>\nThe language of nature is the language of people. Each kind of life (form) also has a (technical) function. The topography of Abu Dhabi is formed by the gravitational rhythm of the tide&#8217;s ebb and flow. Natural space and urban space are interconnected in a unique choreography of the elements earth, water, sun and air.<\/p>\n<p>In Sun Rite Gravitation, a choreography of the tides emerges from the arabesque movements of the Earth Sculpture. Water channels that mark the Earth&#8217;s surface offer habitats for countless living species. Small, raised, dune-like formations provide a natural environment for green vegetation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/su2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Among the elements that coexist with the natural tidal arena, the surrounding sun panels constitute a triangle that visually connects water and Earth. The sun panels rotate like sunflowers, tracking the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Each individual element is just a piece of technology, but arranging them in a sequence creates a constantly changing line in the landscape that traces the horizon. A mirror on the back of each panel reflects the landscape, thus creating a dialogue between the sky and the Earth. The installation changes all the time, taking on a different aspect 365 days of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/su3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A spiral-shaped tower connects sky and Earth and provides an opportunity for visitors to observe the entire surrounding landscape in all directions from above.<br \/>\nThe chaos aesthetic of the macro and micro life elements and the juxtaposed new urban aesthetic of the sun panels have a mutually heightening effect.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/su4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three dialogue spheres, three sculptures, interact within a triangular topography. Each one is clearly and distinctly defined; aesthetic, economically sustainable functions hold them together and provide three supplementary rhythms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/su.pdf\" target=\"blank\">low-res version PDF of submitted boards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Dundakova, Markus Walser, Dr. Heinrich St\u00fclpnagel Designed for Site #2 in Abu Dhabi, between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island. 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