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Shoal by Troika

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Posted by Mark Sinclair, 18 October 2010, 11:54    Permalink    Comments (4)

Troika's latest kinetic installation is on display in the Corus building in Toronto and features a shoal of fish that seem to swim up and down a 50m long corridor...

To create Shoal, 467 'fish' are suspended from the ceiling of the space and rotate on their own axis in order to, say Troika, "display the movements and interdependency typical to school of fish". Each fish is wrapped in dichroic acrylic, which produces the iridescent colours as they spin.

As the studio explain on their website: "The ceiling architecture is set in motion and appears liquified, changing the spatial experience of the corridor while opening up the surrounding architecture infinitely towards Lake Ontario."

Shoal was curated by PAM (Karen Mills and Justin Ridgeway) and commissioned by TEDCO as a permanent installation for the Corus building located at Toronto's Waterfront, Queens Quay East.

More on the project, here.

4 Comments

I adore this. How are the fish controlled? is it via a fan or other air circulation?
Han
2010-10-19 20:53:31

so far troika's projects are outstanding. another brilliant piece.
krina
2010-10-20 11:01:13

@Han
I think they each rotate on their own axis/pole hung from the ceiling. Troika say they've used "custom build electronics, stepper motors and controls" to power the fish. More here: http://www.troika.uk.com/shoal?image=1
CR Mark Sinclair
2010-10-20 11:06:13

This is amazing. I love the gorgeous rippling affect they cause, just like real-life =}
Mei
2010-10-27 12:17:19

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