Fragile Future III: Delicate Dandelion Lights Sit at the Intersection of Nature & Technology

Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On December 29, 2011 @ 9:15 am In gallery,Green Lighting | No Comments

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Look closely and you'll see that these incredible lights are actually made of real dandelions. We have no idea how Studio DRIFT ^[6] makes them, but we're blown away by their delicate and beautiful nature. Combined with a modular visual circuit, the dandelion lights create the maze-like Fragile Future III installation, which is reminiscent of both Frank Lloyd Wright and M.C. Escher. Studio DRIFT worked in collaboration with Carpenter's Workshop Gallery ^[7] to produce these amazing installations that sit at the crossroads of nature and technology.

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Studio DRIFT is currently exhibiting one of their installations at the Israel Museum ^[8] as part of the Curious Minds Exhibit ^[9]. Fragile Future III ^[6] “tells the story about the amalgamation of nature and technology,” and how the two must work in consort in order to survive. The linear, 3 dimensional network is both industrial and organic and while the unit is wholly constructed it speaks to how nature can collaborate with man-made objects.

This third iteration in the series (after Fragile Future I and II) is a more robust design and is easier to install and maintain. Each modular network is a visible circuit and comes with three lights made from real dandelions. The modules easily connect to each other allowing a number of different configurations to be made. You can order your own versions of the lights through Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery ^[7].

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[6] Studio DRIFT: http://www.designdrift.nl/

[7] Carpenter's Workshop Gallery: http://cwgdesign.com/

[8] Israel Museum: http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/htmls/Home.aspx

[9] Curious Minds Exhibit: http://www.imj.org.il/exhibitions/presentation/exhibit.asp?id=779

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