FAHR 021.3

Eclipse

FAHR 021.3
16. februari 2017

PROJECT DETAILS

Initiative

Alumia

Promoter
Porto Lazer

Support
Centro Português de Fotografia and Bombeiros Porto Sapadores

Co-financing
Norte 2020, Portugal 2020 and União Europeia - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional

Architect
FAHR 021.3

Lighting design
FAHR 021.3

Music & sound design
João Bento Soares

Light support
Flymedia

Engineering
NCREP

Construction
Fernando Moreira da Silva & Filhos
 
Photographs
Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

"The installation enters the public space with a disruption of scale that entices interaction and fruition," describe Filipa Frois Almeida and Hugo Reis from FAHR 021.3.

Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)
Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

Eclipse stands in an off-centre position which encourages passers-by to rethink the Amor de Perdição Square from a different perspective. It breaks the surrounding architecture's quiet historic elegance with a bold statement of sheer size and colourful disruption. This unexpected contrast establishes a daring relationship between the installation and its surroundings, thus inviting people to stop and appreciate the location from another viewpoint. 

Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)
Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

The six meter diameter sphere is constructed using ventilation ducts that create a visual dialogue between undulating lines and empty spaces. The striking colour and spherical shape stand out in the distance, whereas the metallic texture and modular structure are revealed when approaching the piece. Furthermore, each tube allows people to peek and discover another point of view of the historical surroundings, again inviting us to stop and consider new perspectives of a familiar site. The piece introduces a dynamic with the urban context, an aspect that was explored in a sound performance that highlighted Eclipse's uncanny qualities with material sounds.

Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)
Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

During the day the installation reflects and spreads daylight over the square, softening its effects as the evening approaches, but it is at night that Eclipse fully lives up to its name when a spotlight illuminates one of its sides and keeps the opposite in darkness.
 
Eclipse will be showcased at Largo Amor de Perdição until May 2017. 

Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)
Photo: Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)
Construction (Photo: FAHR 021.3)
Construction (Photo: FAHR 021.3)
Site Plan (Drawing: FAHR 021.3)
Structural Scheme (Drawing: FAHR 021.3)
Construction Process (Drawing: FAHR 021.3)

PROJECT DETAILS

Initiative

Alumia

Promoter
Porto Lazer

Support
Centro Português de Fotografia and Bombeiros Porto Sapadores

Co-financing
Norte 2020, Portugal 2020 and União Europeia - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional

Architect
FAHR 021.3

Lighting design
FAHR 021.3

Music & sound design
João Bento Soares

Light support
Flymedia

Engineering
NCREP

Construction
Fernando Moreira da Silva & Filhos
 
Photographs
Fernando Guerra (FG+SG)

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