Butterflies are the symbol of change, creativity, soul freedom, joy and colour. Their power is transformation, shape-shifting and evolution.

Butterflies represent transformation and freedom across all cultures; ‘Bright Cities’ are places where people can grow culturally, socially and broaden their mind; our glowing butterflies are symbols of this potential change and cultural evolution.

The swarm of butterflies creates an array of RGB LEDs that are individually addressable and are choreographed for rich lighting effects based on the audience interaction.

On the Wings of Freedom

Commissioned specifically for the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery, The Colour of Phi uses the concept of the Golden Ratio as a mathematical and aesthetic principle.

On the horizontal plane, the gallery space is divided into golden rectangles, while on the vertical axis the space is divided according to the Fibonacci numbers scale, creating a mathematical harmony of lines drawn in space with light.

Playing with the idea of light as an aesthetic matter, as well as a matter of energy, we embody it in an optical and physical experience for the visitors; visual imagery, colour and light participate in a light-body-space relationship structured around exact and complex proportions.

The colour of Phi (2011)

Voyage is a flotilla of hundreds of colour changing oversized floating origami 'paper boats', that creates a strong artistic gesture on the site. It’s a piece of art that establishes a conversation with the surrounding space, and changes configuration, size and arrangement in relation to the context.

Voyage creatively transforms waterfronts, expanding the physical space of rivers, lakes, canals and waters of different cities and places. Since 2012, it has travelled to London, UK; Baltimore, US; Bilbao, Spain; Scottsdale, Arizona, US; Canberra, Australia; Irvine, Scotland; Salford Quays, UK; Blenheim Palace, UK; Metz, France; Dubai, UAE; Kew Gardens, UK; Leeds, UK;  Bedgebury, UK; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland; each time adapting layout and size, based on the specific location.
The artists' aim is to inspire people to think creatively about the spaces around them, inviting playful and social engagement in public space. 

The etymon of the word 'voyage' comes from Latin 'viāticum', which means 'provision for travelling', and the aim of the artwork is to allow viewers to travel and sail with absolute freedom to all the places they care to imagine. Colourful paper boats on the water invite everyone to make a transition from reality to imagination, reliving childhood memories and embracing our freedom; blurring the lines between the real and hyper-real, Voyage invites the thoughts of the visitors to cross the borders of their imagination.

Voyage

HOPE’ is a large-scale text sculpture featuring hundreds of programmed colour-changing LED tubes precisely arranged, for exploring the emotive power and the possibilities attached to words and feelings.

Hope is empowering it gives us the motivation to pursue desires and opportunities. It is woven into the very fabric of the human history; hope is what fuels personal growth as well as social and civil progress.

The twenty-meters-long three-dimensional geometric shapes cast complex luminous forms in the immediate surroundings, creating an immersive emotional landscape and uncovering sensorial perceptions.  


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