Video: On the road with clouds: Cloudscapes installation in Tokyo
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Clouds beckon people, therefore, raising our heads up, we are ready to look at the white-maned horses for a long time. The story of everyone who flew on a plane for the first time invariably begins with a phrase about how a giant steel bird rose above the clouds, and immediately wanted to jump on this soft feather bed. From now on, to look at the clouds from above, it is not necessary to soar into the sky, it is enough to visit a real architectural wonder - installation Cloudscapes from Japanese firm Tetsuo Kondo Architects.
On the site Kulturologiya. Ru we often write about the art of creating clouds. Paper, plastic and even clouds of light bulbs - all kinds of methods have not been invented by modern masters. Cloudscapes, on the other hand, is the most real cloud. The structure is a giant transparent cube with a staircase inside. On it, in fact, you can climb to the cloud.
The self-made cloud is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and the installation was "built" with support from green building firm Transsolar. Inside the cube, the temperature and humidity of the air change, which allows the formation of a "cloud". The authors of the unusual idea have come up with a unique three-layer structure that provides cool and dry air in the lower layer, warm and humid in the middle, hot and dry air under the ceiling. Warm and humid air just forms a cloud in which everyone is invited to visit.
Despite the fact that the design, at first glance, is simple, it is pleasant that a visit to the Cloudscapes can not only add a touch of romance to everyday life, but also become very informative. Perhaps someone will even fulfill their cherished childhood dream, inspired by their favorite cartoon, and take a walk along the road with clouds, and the mood in this case will definitely improve!
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