renowned argentinian artist tomàs saraceno regularly emphasizes his engagement with engineering and the biological sciences through
his monumental works, intersecting the worlds of architecture, art and physics with potent acuity. saraceno continues his exploration
of habitation constantly operates at a threshold - with his latest iteration complete titled '59 steps to be on air by sun power'.
the project is presented as a set of instructions that explain the sequence for crafting a hot-air balloon style flying device,
designed to float solely on the power of solar - using garbage bags, transparent tape, rope, bicycle wheels and other flotsam
jetsam materials to fabricate the structure. the process is broken down into 59 highly detailed steps which you can download here.
with two people working, the undertaking requires about 24 hours to complete. here saraceno showcases the fantasy of 'people afloat on the sky' as an
immediate and attainable reality - a project able to be built by almost anybody in a single day. the concept was first revealed in 2003,
where the artist crafted the balloon and documented the functioning creation in the argentinian skies. shown in the format of an
installation at maison hermes in ginza tokyo, the prototype - fashioned from black garbage bags - was able to be experienced
in a unique way, where visitors were invited to crawl into the interior of the balloon and explore the structure.
the work reinforces saraceno's importance as a protagonist and catalyst for the development of critical social science -
interlocking concepts, materials, forces that include human and non-human agents as the ingredients for a greater, valuable social knowledge.
his monumental works, intersecting the worlds of architecture, art and physics with potent acuity. saraceno continues his exploration
of habitation constantly operates at a threshold - with his latest iteration complete titled '59 steps to be on air by sun power'.
the project is presented as a set of instructions that explain the sequence for crafting a hot-air balloon style flying device,
designed to float solely on the power of solar - using garbage bags, transparent tape, rope, bicycle wheels and other flotsam
jetsam materials to fabricate the structure. the process is broken down into 59 highly detailed steps which you can download here.
with two people working, the undertaking requires about 24 hours to complete. here saraceno showcases the fantasy of 'people afloat on the sky' as an
immediate and attainable reality - a project able to be built by almost anybody in a single day. the concept was first revealed in 2003,
where the artist crafted the balloon and documented the functioning creation in the argentinian skies. shown in the format of an
installation at maison hermes in ginza tokyo, the prototype - fashioned from black garbage bags - was able to be experienced
in a unique way, where visitors were invited to crawl into the interior of the balloon and explore the structure.
the work reinforces saraceno's importance as a protagonist and catalyst for the development of critical social science -
interlocking concepts, materials, forces that include human and non-human agents as the ingredients for a greater, valuable social knowledge.
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