An ellipsis machine, a city light

Presented at the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam 2025, An Ellipsis Machine, A City Light explores the poetic interplay of urban illumination. The work is exhibited at Baanhof, a venue designed for Viabizzuno, a world-leading Italian company in architectural lighting. Inspired by the way city lights appear as elliptical shapes when viewed through half-closed eyes at night, the installation consists of three rotating lenses, anchored to circular axes, orbiting around a central light source. As the lenses move, they create an ever-shifting composition of colour and reflection, echoing the dynamic rhythm of urban light. This piece was developed as a winning entry in the Latualuce competition, launched by Viabizzuno in 2020.

Year
2025
Dimensions (lwh)
100 x 100 x 30 cm
Material
Coloured glass, steel
Client
Viabizzuno (Latualuce competition)
An ellipsis machine, a city light, hanging lamp of steel rings and coloured glass lenses
An ellipsis machine, a city light, the lamp casting coloured light on the wall
An ellipsis machine, a city light, the lamp in the exhibition space
An ellipsis machine, a city light, close view of the rings and glass lenses

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