'Equinox' has been positioned in the Inner Core of Terra and comprises a 360-degree glass viewing balcony with a central opening that viewers can peer through to a shallow water reservoir where the work sits. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled / Expo 2020
Created by British artist Mat Collishaw and curated by cultural agency Futurecity, the animated sculpture 'Equinox' has been commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai specifically to be shown in Terra. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
Measuring five metres high and three metres wide, the zoetrope shaped like a lotus flower opens and closes by hydraulic action. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
During the day, the flower will be in a closed position, with the insect models inside flitting between the 3D-printed petals through animation. In the evening, the surrounding lights will be dimmed and the work functions as a strobe zoetrope. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
According to the artist, the sculpture contemplates the earth’s natural ecosystems and aims to reawaken Expo visitors’ relationship with the natural world. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled / Expo 2020
'Equinox' has been positioned in the Inner Core of Terra and comprises a 360-degree glass viewing balcony with a central opening that viewers can peer through to a shallow water reservoir where the work sits. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled / Expo 2020
Created by British artist Mat Collishaw and curated by cultural agency Futurecity, the animated sculpture 'Equinox' has been commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai specifically to be shown in Terra. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
Measuring five metres high and three metres wide, the zoetrope shaped like a lotus flower opens and closes by hydraulic action. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
During the day, the flower will be in a closed position, with the insect models inside flitting between the 3D-printed petals through animation. In the evening, the surrounding lights will be dimmed and the work functions as a strobe zoetrope. Photo: Dany Eid / Expo 2020 Dubai
According to the artist, the sculpture contemplates the earth’s natural ecosystems and aims to reawaken Expo visitors’ relationship with the natural world. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled / Expo 2020
'Equinox' has been positioned in the Inner Core of Terra and comprises a 360-degree glass viewing balcony with a central opening that viewers can peer through to a shallow water reservoir where the work sits. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled / Expo 2020
