Kielder: Mirage
As part of Kielder Partnerships acclaimed Art and Architecture programme Japanese architect and sculptor Kisa Kawakami was commissioned to create an artwork that would reinterpret the landscape of Kielder forest from his own unique view point.
The completed work will animate an area in the forest, inviting a variety of activities for differing age groups while also acting as a device to help visitors to orient themselves in that part of Kielder.
The work will consist of a thousand stainless-steel disks hanging in a three-dimensional shimmering cloud from wires stretched between the trees, which reflect the light from beyond the forest. The artwork will alter its appearance as weather conditions change, the sun moves across the sky and the wind strength fluctuates.
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Programme
Kielder
Artist(s)
Kisa Kawakami.
Client
Kielder Partnership
Location
Kielder
Project Management
Peter Sharpe
Completion Date
2006
