Kinetic Sculpture for the BMW Museum
The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in design. Covering an area of six square metres, it comprises 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually controlled stepper motors to animate a seven-minute long mechatronic narrative. Moving chaotically at first, the sculpture evolves through several competing forms and eventually resolves into a final shape whose profile hints at one of many well-known, historic and current, BMW automobiles. Shortly after the opening of the BMW Museum, the Kinetic Sculpture became the most watched video worldwide in the automotive category on YouTube for a week.
- Environmental Design Installations
Year
- 2009
Country
- Germany
Designer
- Susanne Traeger
Technical Designer
- Simon Schießl
- David Siegel
Art Director
- Patrick Kochlik
- Petra Trefzger
Creative Director
- Joachim Sauter
Museum Director
- Dr Ralf Rodepeter
Client
- BMW Group
Brand
- BMW
The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in design. Covering an area of six square metres, it comprises 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually controlled stepper motors to animate a seven-minute long mechatronic narrative. Moving chaotically at first, the sculpture evolves through several competing forms and eventually resolves into a final shape whose profile hints at one of many well-known, historic and current, BMW automobiles. Shortly after the opening of the BMW Museum, the Kinetic Sculpture became the most watched video worldwide in the automotive category on YouTube for a week.
