The installation hangs above the heads of performers and changes shape to represent the inner world of the characters on stage.
Sometimes it appears solid, and at other times as fluid as water – a result of its hair-thin nylon threads being pulled from eight corners.
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What an absolutely beautiful piece. I can only imagine what the piece looks like as it moves in person, as the still photos are still simply gorgeous. Based on the material that this is made of, I can only imagine the logistical nightmare it was to create, transport, and install, and now, to upkeep. Seeing as the threads are hair-thin, I can only imagine how easily they would break. I know that nylon is an exceptionally strong material with great tensile strength, but at such a thin diameter with such a loose weave, I feel like it would be so easy for the net to get snagged on something – an actor, a ladder, perhaps a screw that had come loose – and rip the entire net to shreds. In addition, to figure out how to coordinate and program the eight controlling motors of the piece must have been a nightmare. It must have been exceedingly difficult to figure out what constraints to follow – how fast the piece can move, what limits each motor face to avoid the piece from getting all snarled up into a tangled mess… Considering the fact that Studio Drift developed its own custom weaving loom, I can only imagine how large the price tag on this piece would have been.
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