This artwork is inspired by the work of Etienne-Louis Boullée, the French architect and theorist from the 18th Century. One of his best known works is his design for a gigantic 150 meter tall monument for Isaac Newton.
This building has never been built, but the concept was very interesting: it is a place where people can have a physical experience of the construction of the universe. Boullée pays homage to the rationality and enlightenment of the 18th Century. He sees knowledge as a form of divinity.
Monument for Sir Isaac Newton by Etienne-Louis Boullée
Some of the greatest evolutions of our time are artificial intelligence, 3D (nano)printing and the new virtual and augmented realities. All these evolutions have the capacity to shake our society to its core.
If a monument would bare the changes of our times, what would it look like? My work tries to give a glimpse on how the line between fact and fiction may disappear in the future.
The image below shows the process in looking for the right shapes.
