Science has done a lot to assert humanity's power over natural phenomena, from medical miracles to massive feats of civil engineering, but no amount of science can trump gravity; that's a task best left to these floating art installations. Whereas science is rooted in practicality and the proven, art has no limits, meaning that, with enough creativity, gravity is a mere trifle.
Floating art installations can be purely whimsical, as is the case with the floating origami installation or gravity-defying street art in this series. However, the suspended motif can also have more serious themes. For example, 'Head in the Clouds' is an interactive cloud installation that is a critique on people's overuse of mobile devices and technology, arguing that their disconnect from reality is like having one's head in the clouds.
27 Floating Art Installations
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Pastel-Hued Textured Patisseries
This Spanish Patisserie Boasts a Mesmerizing Ceiling
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Suspended Skeleton Art
This Exhibit at the Baltimore Museum Features Fake Baiji Dolphin Bones
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Whimsical Handmade Chandeliers
Yehudalight's Suspended Lamps Feature Hand-Blown Glass Elements
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Overhead Ribbon Installation
This Cultural Ribbon Art is Suspended Over a Jazz Stage in Mall Palza
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Thin Sculptural Lighting
The U-light by Axo Light Looks Like a Practical Take on Wire Art
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Suspended Floral Gardens
Rebecca Louise Law's Bikini Berlin Installation is Striking and Sensory
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Interactive Cloud Installations
This Cloud Display Provides a Relaxing Escape for Festival Goers
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Floating Anime Ships
The 'Castle in the Sky' Installation in Tokyo Celebrates Studio Ghibli's Work
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Fantastical Raw Sculptures
Lauren Gallaspy Explores Vulnerable Imbalance in Her Work
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Suspended Origami Street Art
Mademoiselle Maurice Outdoor Installations are Made Using Paper
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Suspended Garden Installations
Karolina Maszkiewicz Encourages Guests to Enjoy Nature Artistically
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Suspended Origami Art
These Suspended Origami Pieces Come Together to Form a Flock of Birds
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Gravity-Defying Street Art
These Installations Put a Twist on Commonly Seen Street Clutter
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Technicolored Branch Installations
This Emanuelle Moreaux Project Features Hanging Elements
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Cascading Lightning Sculptures
These Magnificent Light Accessories Hang Beneath Mall Lights
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Metallic Ballooon Art
Argentinean Artist Tomas Saraceno Has Transformed Paris' Grand Palais
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Floating Forest Installations
Michael Neff Turns Abandoned Christmas Trees into Magical Art
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Interactive Motion Installations
The Lumibolic Electroluminescent Wire Sculpture Moves to Sound
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Digital Dome Installations
teamLab's Immersive Installation is Set in an Ethereal Enviroment
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Floating Box Installations
The 'Flying Boxes' Display Appears to Be Magically Floating in the Air
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Upcycled Architecture Exhibits
This Exibit at the Venice Biennale Uses 100 Tons of Recycled Waste
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Luminescent Web Sculptures
The Niemeyer Center Showcases Carlos Corona's Geometric Light Designs
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Activist Balloon Art
This Artist's Work is a Metaphor on Economic Separation in His Nation
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White Dandelion Sculptures
This Sculptural Installation Was Made from Over 3,000 Glass Orbs
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Luminescent Orb Sculptures
'Onformative' Created a Sphere Sculpture That Reacts to Light & Sound
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Cloud-Like Umbrella Displays
This Non-Traditional Ceiling is Created Using 1,100 White Umbrellas
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Insect Lightbulb Installations
This Musical Crystal Exhibit is Part of the London Design Festival
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Floating Meditative Pavilion Designs
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Futuristic Floating Concert Halls
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Stunning Biomaterial Exhibitions
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Illusory Planter Stands
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Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations
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Nature-Celebrating Installations
Serena Confalonieri’s Volée States That Nature Pre-Dates Man
Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures
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Stunning Origami Portraits
João Charrua's Creations are Intricate and Eye-Catching
Painterly Air Purifiers
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Monolithic Sound Installations
Torkwase Dyson Debuted Birds and Lava (Scott Joplin) in St Louis
Floating Meditation Pods
Thilina Liyanage's Lakeside Meditation Pod is Geared Toward Yogis
Intricate Lighting Sculptures
Objects of Common Interest Creates the Lights on Installation
Flood-Proof Raft-Inspired Sofas
Mother Releases the Bliss Soda for New York Design Week
Texture-Highlighting Design Exhibitions
The Second Material Matters Launches in London
Space-Exploration Artful Installations
Felipe Pantone Unveils the Kosmos Exhibition in Los Angeles
Immersive Hotel Art Installations
The St. Regis Venice Introduces 'Terrazza 365º Azzarret'
Orb Lighting Installations
Teamlab's Mangrove Island is an Innovative Display of Lights and Color
Concept-Driven Public Art Installations
Ivan Toth Depeña Unveils Photon/s in Downtown Charlotte
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Japanese Garden-Inspired Offices
Flooat Designs the Mitsui & Co Office Space in Tokyo
Balloon-Like Lighting Series
Lladró and Nichetto Studio Present the Soft Blown Light Collection
Concrete Meditation Spaces
Tadao Ando Builds a Meditation Space for a Museum in South Korea
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
Thought-Provoking Interactive Installations
Daniel Iregui Presents the Antibodies Installation
Forgotten Theme-Park Art Exhibitions
Luna Luna Presents the Forgotten Fantasy Exhibition in LA
Climate Change-Informed Cloth Calendars
Miya Ando's Installation is Titled 'Flower Atlas'
Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
Aleph Geddis Creates the Series of Dimensional Wooden Art
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Water Movement Sculptural Instruments
The Inner Waves Installation is a Musical Light Show
Wired Grid Open Offices
Office of Tangible Space Designs the Open ScienceIO Office Space
Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
LightArt Presents the Ocean Coil Collection of Lamps
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Plastic-Exploring Art Exhibitions
The Everlasting Plastics Exhibition Explores Plastic Dependency
Intergalactic-Inspired Lifestyle Products
The Spacio Collection is Made up of Everyday Objects
Sizable Chair Installations
Martino Gamper Presents His Sitzung Project in Munich
Water-Covered Speaker Installations
Google and Lachlan Turczan Unveil Shaped by Water in Milan
Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions
Threadwork: Women Redefining Fiber Arts Opens at Saatchi
Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
This Dynamic Sculpture Takes Its Cue From Tide and Wind Data
Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions
Arran Gregory Presents the Invisible Figures Series
Minimalist Gradient Glass Desks
The in.water Concept by Nicola Morelli is a Metaphor for Pollution
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Origami-Inspired Suspended Lights
Fung + Bedford Creates the Sora Pendant Light for Frandsen
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Organic Illuminated Artful Series
Lindset Adelman Unveils the Cages, Mobiles, and Rock Lights
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
CG Technology Art Exhibitions
Hajime Sorayama Unveils 'Space Traveler' Art Exhibition in Tokyo
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Suspended Origami-Like Lighting
The Sora Light by Fung + Bedford for Frandsen is Artistic
Origami-Inspired Solar Panels
Sego Innovations Develops a New Foldable and Portable Solar Panel
Immersive Art-Technology Installations
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Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Liveable Artful Pop-Up Installations
Julie Cloos Mølsgaard Creates a Pop-Up Hotel Installation
Mesmerizing Sculpture Exhibitions
Dan Lam Showcases Her Fourth Solo Exhibition Tiled Cosmic Shake
Accessibility-Enhancing Public Art Installations
Isometric Studio Presents Cloud Swing
Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures
Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey Present DIORAMA
Colorful Patterned Infinity Exhibitions
Yayoi Kusama Presents I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers
Nature-Centric Colorful Installations
Serena Confalonieri Unveils the New Volée Project for LEA
Luminous Galactic-Themed Designs
Draga & Aurel Joins Nilufar on the Space Couture Project
Origami-Inspired Seating Capsule
Ames Living's New Seating Line Relies on Origami-Inspired Design
Sculptural Contemporary Chandeliers
Ross Gardam Designs the Volant Lighting Installation
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Mosque-Inspired Installations
Studio Bound Created City as a Mosque for the Islamic Arts Biennale
Interactive Weaved Jacquard Installations
A Team of Designers Create the Dung Dkar Cloak Project
Organic Sculptural Furniture Exhibitions
Gallery Fumi Hosts the Growth + Form Exhibition in London
Origami-Inspired Playful Magnetic Blocks
Artur Tikhonenko Designs the Trido Building Blocks
Ambient Atmospheric Music Exhibitions
Brian Eno Presents a New Show at the Paul Stolper Gallery
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Industrial Architecture-Themed Installations
The Industrial Archaeology Series is Based on Design
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Rattan Sculptural Art Installations
Enter Projects Asia Completes a Private Thai Art Gallery
Music Festival Fabric Installations
Do Lab Created a Range of Fabric Mushrooms at Coachella
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
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Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Artful Garden Inflatable Spheres
Nic Brundson Designs the (This is) Air Project in Melbourne
Gradient Tonal Optical Vases
Bo Zhang Designs the Stretch Color Collection of Vases
Artful Reflective Art Exhibitions
Rice Roshan Showcases The Space in Between Exhibit
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Galactic-Themed Sci-Fi Museums
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the New Star Cloud Museum
Weather-Inspired Art Exhibitions
Kasing Lung Unveils His Solo Exhibition 'Cloud' at Hidari Zingaro
Water-Inspired Sales Building
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Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Gem-Like Sculptural Art Exhibitions
Fred Eversley Showcases Cylindrical Lenses in New York
Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits
Abelardo Morell Presents the New Ground Exhibition
Rotating Solar Powered Benches
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Destructive Nature Art Exhibitions
Keita Miyazaki Unveils the Keita Miyazaki Exhibition
Spiky Inflatable Sculptures
Steve Messam Presents His Sculptures During Clerkenwell Design Week
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Grass Root-Made Sculptural Wearables
Zeno Holloway Presents the New Rootfull Collection in London
Biomaterial Color-Changing Installations
Crafting Plastics Studio Presents the Sensibiom 2 Exhibit
Vibrant Public Art Installations
Rico Gatson's Installation Brings Life to Penn Station
Astro-Inspired Sculptural Lighting
Nika Zupanc Designs the Elara Suspension Lamp for Lodes
Large-Scale Airport Installations
Hank Willis Thomas and Coby Kennedy Create the Reach Sculpture
Sensory Explorative Art Exhibitions
Chromasonic Presents the Making Sense of Color Exhibition
Musical-Themed Kinetic Structures
Daily tous les jours Designs the Daydreamer Structure
Technology Connection Art Exhibitions
Design Agency Here Unveils the Code/Craft/Chaos Exhibition
Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections
Gufram and Snarkitecture Unveil New 'Sculpted Series'
Striking Wearable Sculpture
Jared Zhang Launches a Wearable Sculpture in No Minimum Online Auction
Artificial Meteor Shower Displays
This Project Aims to Set Off Artificial Shooting Stars
Spiralling Stainless-Steel Cultural Center
Clouds AO Designs the New 010 Building in Fukuoka
Comet-Inspired Lighting Series
The New Oort Series of Lighting is Inspired by the Oort Cloud
Artist-Dedicated Gallery Spaces
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Large-Scale Pink-Fabric Art Installations
Ibrahim Mahama Designs the Purple Hibiscus Installation
Dynamic Interactive Lighting Installations
Zava Designs a New Light and Metal Installation
Maze-Inspired Performance Spaces
Ma Yansong Designs the City of Time Installation in China
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Regional Art Debuts
Takashi Murakami Presents at a New Gallery in the UAE
Lightning-Inspired Artful Exhibitions
Ugo Rondinone Presents the Bright Light Shining Installation
Feng Shui-Inspired Home Devices
Yoojin Chung Presents Her Capturing Qi Graduation Project
Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges
Artist Frankey Installs the Canal Skybridge in Amsterdam
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Reflective Urban Art Sculptures
Anish Kapoor Unveils a Look at the Mini-Bean Sculpture in New York
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
The New KAWS:HOLIDAY Lands in Indonesia for its 10th Stop
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Material-Accented Dreamscape Exhibits
Solidnature Displays Its Material Prowess with a New Exhibit
Contemporary Permanent Art Displays
Cj Hendry Introduces the HOOPS Tree Installation in Miami