Varsha's Exhibition Record

The sculpture -Capturing an elusive form- Bleigiessen ,Wellcome Trust, London UK 2004

Bleigiessen is located in a 30m- high atrium in the headquarters of the Wellcome Trust , an organisation that funds biomedical research. The sculpture emulates the constantly changing natural form of falling water that could never designed.

I like this design because I never see a sculpture that can be designed using falling water form. The whole idea  and the glass balls  created very creative sculpture.in order to capture the elusive form. They use liquid metal to experiment and dropped it into cold water. Using this method, it produced hundreds of random forms. Finally the most expressive and complex form was selected.

Film demo: to show the effect and ellusion of falling water they did a short demo film.firstly they photographed it then poured wax into snow and finally discovered pouring molten metal into cold water.and yes they got the idea, the forms. I like the film because they actually put the demo film on videoplayer near the sculpture. Eventhough the idea is complex , they simplify it by demostration and won a very good design. You will see different models here to show the glass balls arrangemet and wire positions

Film demo pictures

 

Size of the sculpture is the key factor as it was needed to be fit inside the building.  So the composition was crucial. The idea was taken by Heatherwick’s mother’s oragnisation called the Bead Society.

The design is the most complex process that saw 150,000 glass balls which were positioned at specific points on 27000 wires that are located at the entrance  of the building.

Planning of the design flow

The most important thing that attract my attention was its complex yet beautiful design flow. The glass ball are also very  attractive and can reflect a rainbow of colors like water. So the elements and design together makes this amazing sculpture.

My Reflection:-

Both the sculptures are designed by lines and dots and it attracted my attention as I had learned during Semester 1. It has increased my observation skills and as I observe the details in the surrounding environment. Therefore I will be a better Artist.One day i will definitely achieve my goal.

Thank you, Varsha Patil (nikki)