GRAVITY by TNiculae from romania
designer's own words:
The city of Hirosaki is located in the prefecture of Aomori in northern Japan and is known for its status as the largest apple producer in the country and I wanted to create a monument that included the element that brought the city's fame: the apple tree.
The apple was the essential element that led to one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 17th century. There is a legend that explains how Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree. This incident led to the elaboration of the Universal Law of Gravitation and the laws of motion that underpin much of modern physics.
The idea of the project is for the apple to defy gravity.
GRAVITY is a system that suspends an adult tree at 2 meters high, without affecting its health. The pot in which the tree will be has the elongated shape of apple seeds in order to highlight the evolution of the seeds to the adult tree.
We are accustomed to seeing natural elements that respect the laws of nature, and when they do not, they produce wonder and fascination.
The idea can be put into practice by using a tensegrity system. Metallic cables hold the suspended vessel of 4 metal poles which delimit a rectangular space, a space of meditation.
The furniture is made of stone and each element is composed of 2 parts separated by a slit that produces the illusion of floating both during the day and during the night when the slit is illuminated.
The apple is the essential element that led to one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 17th century: the Universal Law of Gravitation
We are accustomed to seeing natural elements that respect the laws of nature, and when they do not, they produce wonder and fascination.
Realistic rendering of the installation
Close up rendering of the furniture elements
Axonometric view of the tensegrity system
Details of the concrete pot
Details of the metallic tensegritty structure
Comparative lighting study during the day and night