Clarks Shoes Installation Inspired by Dust

Lance Clark of the UK Clarks Shoe brand thought the courtyard of the company’s Somerset England headquarters was looking a bit dull.  Mr. Clark gave ROSO a call and commissioned an installation. Clark worked previously on a smaller installation with ROSO who specialize in projects that merge  art, architecture, and design.

The installation itself was developed from a single observation – Light is only seen when reflected. A light beam coming through a window is only visible because light is reflected in the millions of dust particles floating in the air.

Two imaginary beams of light enter the courtyard from one end and travel through the space, penetrating the centre bridge building, one hitting the end wall up high, above the terrace and the other the side wall opposite this. Each beam is made up by 7.500 shiny discs suspended from 36 vertical wires, which mounted on a structure on the central bridge building and onto the end walls. The entire courtyard was painted white and the bottom was covered in black asphalt to turn the court yard into a canvas for the reflections and shadows from the installation.

[ via arch-daily ]