Wind Portal

by Ned Kahn, San Francisco 2003. “This artwork consists of 200,000 mirrored disks which respond to the air currents generated by passing trains and the natural wind passing through the BART Station at the San Francisco Airport. The stainless steel disks encircle a 55’ diameter by 12’ deep hole in the main level of the station, through which escalators and stairs run. The myriad of tiny mirrors reflect colors from people’s clothing as they pass through the portal, creating an ever-changing mosaic of light, sculpted by the wind.”

wind veil

working with natural forces, ned kahn creates beautiful sculptures and facades that translate natural activity and movement into form.

via www.nedkahn.com, micro gallery

Catch the White Breath

by tEnt. “catch the white breath is an observation device for blizzard on the snow field. This device contains wind sensor which can control circular light. This means light flickers indicate wind pressures.”

via www.tent-info.com

strandbeests

theo jansen’s creations look like a mix of machine, skeleton and creatures from the past, maybe future. his modular systems, he calles forms of life, are handmade and start moving as soon as they are exposed to a fresh breeze of wind. Jansen has been creating and improving the self-sustainability of his creatures since 1990.

“Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. I make skeletons that are able to walk on the wind, so they don’t have to eat.
Over time, these skeletons have become increasingly better at surviving the elements such as storms and water and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives.”

dont miss the idea, leg system, and the storing of wind behind the strandbeests.

via stranbeest