Loop x COS
Drawing inspiration from COS’s love of playful, modern design, New York-based practice Snarkitecture has created an interactive installation based on the childhood memory of marble games. Loop is a series of sinuous and suspended sloped tracks that curve through the gallery creating an array of uniquely kinetic moments as the visitor’s vantage point changes.
Using precision engineering, the sculpture is brought to life by a steady hum of white glass marbles gliding along the interwoven tracks. Breaking through the boundaries of the gallery, the track and the marbles continue to the adjoining room to collect into a sea of scattered discarded marbles, inviting guests to explore, contemplate and reflect.
The COS x Snarkitecture installation is located at the Gana Art Center. The exhibition centre was designed by Jean- Michel Wilmotte and is surrounded by the Bugak mountains.
The installation is a sequence of four distinct metal tracks which curve throughout a white exhibition space, creating an intertwined path. Using precision engineering, the sculpture is brought to life by the steady hum of 100,000 marbles, with one marble introduced every five seconds. The installation embodies the interdisciplinary nature of Snarkitecture’s practice across art, design and architecture, and creates a multi-sensory experience for visitors.
The marbles, formed in white glass, proceed along 400 metres of track in a light blue powder-coated aluminium to an adjoining space, forming a scattered sea of thousands.
Daniel Arsham, Snarkitecture co-founder commented: “Our intention was to create a contemplative environment with Loop – a space that was not immediately understood upon entering. While we wanted the design to be playful, we were mindful of creating a work that provided an escape. It was important to offer a setting and feeling that were completely new and inspiring to visitors.”
Alex Mustonen, Snarkitecture co-founder, added: “In conceiving this project, our third with COS, we wanted to offer visitors an experience that combines the values and sensibility of the brand with our perspective and approach. It is a legacy we are developing together and we hope the project offers visitors an interactive and memorable experience.”
