ESFERA NATIVA

In any culture, a native flowering tree is a symbol of beauty and evokes the best feelings in people. 

 

That’s why we wanted to represent a native flowering tree and simulate the sensation of being inside it, experiencing the privilege that some animals have when living in an environment immersed in colorful light and surrounded by flowers.

 

We hope that when people see a tree in bloom, they will mentally transport themselves inside it, creating a very special and profoundly positive moment.

 

By doing so, since it is a native tree—one that belongs to the culture of that place—the awareness of the existence of the native environment will be sensitized.

 

We created a work of art using a solid shape that, for the philosopher Plato, is the most harmonious and symbolizes the Cosmos: a regular dodecahedron. 

 

From this, we created a feminine Cosmos, formed by 60 identical flowers in translucent colors. 

 

There are 12 identical pentagonal faces, which form the Platonic solid.

 

Within this, we represent a native tree in bloom, adaptable to any region by altering the design of the flowers but maintaining the same solution across all pieces.

 

The first artwork installed represents Brazil’s national tree, the Ipê, in bloom. 

 

For this, we covered the surface of the dodecahedron with clusters of Ipê flowers.

 

We explored the technique of filling a surface with perfectly fitting figures, using a single flower repeated 60 times.

 

The observation of these repeated flowers, while immersed in colored light, creates a moment of reflection.

 

A subtle expansion of consciousness occurs with the realization that, from this experience, when observing a tree in bloom, one could imagine being inside it.

 

The first artwork representing the Ipê features faces in an intense yellow, allowing exterior light to penetrate the volume of the piece, creating a brightly lit environment immersed in colored light.

 

We designed the piece so that a person could step inside and become immersed in this light.

 

The piece is modular and replicable.

 

It was designed to be easily transportable.

 

The faces are made of colored acrylic pentagons surrounded by two laser-cut metal plates, featuring the design of native flowers.

 

Since each acrylic plate is protected by two steel faces, one on each side, the identical faces can be stacked and transported almost without the need for packaging.

 

The dimensions and thickness of the faces were optimized for the use of the laser-cut metal sheets.

 

The disassembled volume of the artwork was designed to fit in the trunks of urban pickup trucks.

 

The assembly of the piece uses steel brackets secured with stainless-steel bolts and nuts.

 

The final assembly of the artwork can be done safely and competently even without the artists present, as it is easy to understand with simple instructions.

 

We chose to install the piece supported on the ground, on feet, for safety.

 

It has durability and easy maintenance characteristics.

 

The piece is inclusive. 

Its design and project take into account the necessary parameters for use by any person, without restrictions of ability or age range.

 

The piece, installed at the Ópera de Arame in Curitiba, opened the spring of 2022 in that beautiful tourist and cultural space.

 

Since then, the piece has received hundreds of thousands of visitors with excellent acceptance. 

Since its installation, it has required no maintenance except cleaning, as it is exposed to the outdoors. 

The installation has not recorded any negative events, proving to be absolutely safe.

 

Each flower carries a subtle potential within it. 

Some will be pollinated and will generate seeds that will disperse and continue the cycle of life.