This Art Project Features Thousands of Foam Rods in a Rippling Pattern
David Ingram — October 29, 2015 — Art & Design
References: flickr & fastcodesign
This art installation by design firm PROJECTiONE uses approximately 20,000 pool noodles to form a flowing interactive landscape.
The 'SoftMatter' art display was created in commemoration of Muncie, Indiana's 100th anniversary celebration. White polyethylene foam rods were custom cut, heat-welded together and precisely placed on top of a plywood platform to form a display with no specific intended function besides encouraging discovery from those around it.
The installation features three different zones including a main central path, a nine foot tall climbable tiered area and finally a forest of standing pool noodles. An outdoor stage also faces the installation where people can sit and observe from a distance. The project and its rippling, waterfall-like topography became and instant hit with local children, who immediately began climbing over and exploring the structure.
The 'SoftMatter' art display was created in commemoration of Muncie, Indiana's 100th anniversary celebration. White polyethylene foam rods were custom cut, heat-welded together and precisely placed on top of a plywood platform to form a display with no specific intended function besides encouraging discovery from those around it.
The installation features three different zones including a main central path, a nine foot tall climbable tiered area and finally a forest of standing pool noodles. An outdoor stage also faces the installation where people can sit and observe from a distance. The project and its rippling, waterfall-like topography became and instant hit with local children, who immediately began climbing over and exploring the structure.
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