Sunny Day, 2017
Mylar transparent and metalized, tape, pump with overpressure release valve, polyester rope, net, metal ring
The inflatable structures that make up the installation communicate a new way of flying, one that relies only on the difference in temperature between inside and outside the sculpture, heated only by the sun and the infrared radiation of the Earth. Floating like this provides an alternative to the linear vector flight of propulsion technology, replacing it with sympoetic choreography.
Museo Aero Solar, 2007–ongoing
Reused plastic bags, ventilator, tape, polyester rope, fabric
The work is a flying museum, a solar sculpture entirely made from reused plastic bags, with new sections being added each time it travels the world, thus changing techniques, drawings, and shapes, and growing in size every time it sets sail in the air. Museo Aero Solar stands for a different conception of space and energy, both anomalous and forceful at the same time.
Photo © Andrea Rossetti