IDEAS: Icon of the Seas Features the World’s Largest Kinetic Art Installation
Key Points
- 'The Pearl' is the world's largest kinetic art installation, located on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas.
- Designed by Brooklyn-based artist Breakfast, it features nearly 3,000 tiles that mimic natural phenomena.
- The installation uses real-time Caribbean tidal and wind data to create dynamic visual displays.
Summary
The world's largest kinetic art installation, 'The Pearl', is featured on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas. Created by Brooklyn-based artist Breakfast, this impressive display spans 14 meters tall and 15.3 meters wide, using nearly 3,000 tiles to mirror natural phenomena like waves and breezes. The installation adapts to real-time tidal and wind data from the Caribbean, offering a constantly evolving visual experience that reflects the current environmental conditions.
Guests on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas will now have the opportunity to see the world’s largest kinetic art installation.
Measuring 14 meters tall and 15.3 meters wide, ‘The Pearl’ was designed by Brooklyn-based new media artist Breakfast, and is composed of almost 3,000 tiles that have been designed to replicate natural phenomena such as waves, breezes and even shooting stars.
You can take a look at The Pearl in action in the video below:
The installation utilizes real-time tidal and wind data from the Caribbean, which is then sent to a computer that replicates the conditions through the tiles.
According to the Breakfast website, the installation will ‘continuously transform, reflecting the current environmental conditions in an ever-evolving display of calmness or intensity.’
Photo Credit: Credit: Breakfast Breakfast
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