For the lonely Giant Plant

The installation For the lonely Giant Plant takes place at the glass gangway connecting the two buildings of Nordea Headquarters designed by Henning Larsen Architects in Christiansbro. If we take a broader view, it also faces the baroque church, it’s garden, the city to the east and the harbour to the west. This transparent, interconnecting pathway becomes a shelter for the Giant Plant, which blooms and appears to breathe through color and light.

During the day the Giant softly corresponds to shifting daylight. By the the dark hour the blossoming becomes more intensive - the interaction with the optical features of the dichroic film and pre-programmed lighting sequences transforms it into colour changing semi -transparent light sculpture.  Although the installation is placed inside the glass gangway, the transparency of the architectural structure allows the passers-by to observe the sculpture from the outside.

The installation is inspired by Titanum Arum, the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. Because of its odor, which is like the smell of a rotting corpse or carcass, the titan arum is characterized as a carrion flower, and is also known as the corpse flower or corpse plant. 

Video:

drone video by VNR.tv:

https://vimeo.com/394618094

night video: https://vimeo.com/407723961

daytime video: https://vimeo.com/407745186

Photos:

1st by Ieva Baranauskaite

2nd by Christoffer Askman

3rd by Ruta Palionyte.

Giant Plant thanks to:

Copenhagen light festival 2020,

Statens Kunstfond,