Electronic Tree

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="24" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Technical assistance for artist Piotr Kowalski." color="#222222"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Installation commissioned by the Prefecture of Iwate for their new main administrative building in Morioka the 'electronic tree' is the last work of French sculptor Piotr Kowalski. Permanently installed in a 4 storey mezzanine on the 4th floor the sculpture was 'built in' during the construction of the building. The 'electronic tree' constructed in steel and aluminium is animated by the movement of it's branches and a constantly changing light from the underside of it's leaves. With the aid of measuring apparatus situated on the roof of the building the 'electronic tree' reacts to the environment ; the changing direction and force of the wind, and the position of the sun in the sky. The movement, the constantly changing colours and the organic forms of the work create a link with nature for the occupants of...