2013

TappetoVolante

The kinetic sculpture proposed for the terminal hall of Treviso airport is unfolding its own beauty recalling a flying carpet and its associated dreams of far far away mystical places on our planet.
The slow wave-like movement generated by 24 individually moving aluminum tentacles combined with changing color led illumination is activating the terminal hall like a moving cloud, setting a contrast of lightness against the dark timber ceiling. Movement and light is merging into a mechanic poem telling the tales of long forgotten dreams and places in a hyper-mobile world.

Design Team: Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler (Architecture and Vision)
Collaboration: Gianni Massironi, Matteo Mazzero, Raffi Tchakerian
Structural Engineers: Gabriele Ferro & Gaetano Orlandi
Client: Treviso Airport

Concept: Interactive sculpture
Materials: Steel, aluminium, plexiglass
Weight: 300 Kg