Opening in June, a new and original installation from Canadian artist and visionary architect Philip Beesley will be on display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Philip Beesley: Transforming Space integrates architecture, science, engineering, and visual arts to create a luminous and interactive sculptural landscape. In addition to large-scale installations, Beesley is also known for his collaborative work with Dutch haute couture fashion designer Iris van Herpen. Several of their shared designs will be featured in the ROM?s upcoming van Herpen exhibition. Philip Beesley Transforming Space and Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion will run concurrently at the Museum from June 2 to October 8, 2018.
?Philip Beesley has created a visually striking and original installation that will surprise and delight ROM visitors,? said Josh Basseches, ROM Director & CEO. ?To step into a Beesley landscape is to enter into a responsive space that erases the boundary between art and spectator to provide a truly immersive experience.? Beesley?s revolutionary approach to structures and space rests within the emerging field of responsive architecture. Transforming Space, a massive structure comprised of soaring clouds, tangled thickets of 3D-printed formations, and embedded with artificial intelligence, invites visitors into an imaginative, interactive and ethereal space. Delicate, mesh-like canopies filled with pulsing mechanisms are suspended from the ceiling in this forest-inspired lands...