Project introduction: Bubble, 2011
29/05/11 21:07 Project introduction: Bubble, 2011
For many years it has been of interest for us to question the structures of society through destructive forces such as fire. This year, our interest has shifted to its radical pole, that is, how to construct something as fragile as possible, and to make it last. This interest has now developed into being our new art project named Bubble.
Bubble is a site-specific installation presenting a free-floating bubble of around 2 - 5 meters in diameter, which will be hanging in the air above the spectators, displaying a pattern of fluctuating rainbow colours known from regular soap bubbles.
Bubble is based on the production of a large soap bubble that is modified to last, potentially eternally. The construction is made possible through collaboration with professors from the Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, at Aalborg University. For the project, we have created a strengthened molecular binding in the bubble membrane to ensure that it will not burst.
Bubble needs certain installation conditions, to ensure that it will stay a float and not vaporize, humidity levels, air circulation and temperature stability. This conditions are provided by Hilden & Diaz to be installed when exhibiting Bubble. We are now working on improving the molecular binding to make the bubble less dependent on these environment factors, and hence to ensure that it can be installed under already existing exhibition spaces. We expect these improvements realized at the end of 2011.
A bubble is a form with many references, be it from childhood memories of playing with the soap bubble to art historical symbols such as vanitas. For us, however, it is the potential of the frozen moment when the bubble is not bursting, that captures our interest the most.
Bubble is a site-specific installation presenting a free-floating bubble of around 2 - 5 meters in diameter, which will be hanging in the air above the spectators, displaying a pattern of fluctuating rainbow colours known from regular soap bubbles.
Bubble is based on the production of a large soap bubble that is modified to last, potentially eternally. The construction is made possible through collaboration with professors from the Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, at Aalborg University. For the project, we have created a strengthened molecular binding in the bubble membrane to ensure that it will not burst.
Bubble needs certain installation conditions, to ensure that it will stay a float and not vaporize, humidity levels, air circulation and temperature stability. This conditions are provided by Hilden & Diaz to be installed when exhibiting Bubble. We are now working on improving the molecular binding to make the bubble less dependent on these environment factors, and hence to ensure that it can be installed under already existing exhibition spaces. We expect these improvements realized at the end of 2011.
A bubble is a form with many references, be it from childhood memories of playing with the soap bubble to art historical symbols such as vanitas. For us, however, it is the potential of the frozen moment when the bubble is not bursting, that captures our interest the most.
