Pendulum cyclus
Motion and reflection – the red line on the floor traces the movement of the
pendulum and is also reflected in the surface of the pendulum. Its length is
distorted by the convex surface (rendering on the left, photo on the right).
The installation is located on the north side of Hall 12 at Messe Frankfurt.
The handcrafted piece made of driven aluminium has the shape of an
egg. Its small diameter is 1.5 metres, the larger 3 metres. The surface
was polished by hand in an elaborate process.
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MESSE FRANKFURT Frankfurt/Main
In a competition organized by Messe Frankfurt (Frankfurt Trade Fair), Ingo Maurer and team scored
points for an installation combining light, movement, and reflection for an open space in a newly built
hall. The area is visible from the outside and serves as a thoroughfare but also offers room for coffee
bars, where visitors can enjoy a short break during hectic days at the fair.
A three-metre-high, ellipsoidal pendulum swings slowly back and forth in the airspace of the foyer,
set in motion by a motor. A pulsating line of light in the floor simultaneously follows the movement of
the pendulum. Visitors passing by are drawn into this play of light, movement and reflection through
the highly polished surface, which reflects the environment and places the onlooker invariably in the
centre.
