Looking at a galaxy far away. Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe
24/12/2022.
Light installation [MAD] Spain
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The lights are a classic in all the cities of the world during the Christmas holidays. Each one competes to have the most innovative, original or impressive achievements. The city of Madrid has once again commissioned the Brut Deluxe studio, led by Ben Busche, to illuminate one of the unique points in the centre of the city of Madrid, Plaza de Canalejas.
Ben Busche once again demonstrates originality and creativity with his proposal, "Iris". There are almost two decades of proposals for Madrid, installed in different areas of the capital, from the Calle de Alcalá, Paseo de la Castellana to the Gran Vía.
Ben Busche once again demonstrates originality and creativity with his proposal, "Iris". There are almost two decades of proposals for Madrid, installed in different areas of the capital, from the Calle de Alcalá, Paseo de la Castellana to the Gran Vía.
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero
On this occasion, Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe has repeated its place in Plaza Canalejas, whose unique circular morphology with a diameter of 50 m in the centre of Madrid, has allowed it to create the "Iris" of an urban eye that looks at the stars.
The installation of red and blue luminous cables is located 9 m above the ground, creating the illusion of a giant iris floating in space. While the red and blue RGB strings define the radial grooves, several vertically placed luminous bulbs and spheres determine the typical spots, wrinkles and other alterations of the iris.
The installation of red and blue luminous cables is located 9 m above the ground, creating the illusion of a giant iris floating in space. While the red and blue RGB strings define the radial grooves, several vertically placed luminous bulbs and spheres determine the typical spots, wrinkles and other alterations of the iris.
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero.
Iris by Ben Busche / Brut Deluxe. Photograph by Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero.
Project description by Brut Deluxe / Ben Busche
IRIS is a site-specific design commissioned by the city of Madrid for Plaza Canalejas, a perfectly round urban square with a diameter of 50 m in the city centre of Madrid.
At 9 m above the ground, the mesh of concentric red and blue light rope creates the illusion of a giant iris floating in space. The installation can be understood either as a close-up or vice versa, like the image of a distant galaxy. While the red and blue RGB ropes define the radial grooves, various vertically placed light bulbs and light spheres determine the typical freckles, wrinkles and other disturbances in the iris.
The installation extends over 2000 m². The red and blue LED light rope has a total length of 2 km. The two spheres with a diameter of 1m constantly change colour and are illuminated by 1,800 RGB LEDs each. A total of 102,600 LEDs are installed in all the lighting elements. The energy consumption of the entire installation is only 2.1kW/h.
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Design
Project team
Philip Baumann, Elisa Luda.
Client
City Council Madrid.
Builder
Ximenez Group.
Area
2000 m². Plaza Canalejas, Madrid.
Dates
2022. temporary - built.
Location
Plaza de Canalejas, Madrid, Spain.
Photography
Drone
Ben Busche
Brut Deluxe is an architecture and design studio headed by Ben Busche (Munich 1968). Founded in 2004, Brut Deluxe operates from two platforms in Madrid and Munich.
Brut Deluxe is focused on the investigation and creation of space and its atmospheric qualities. The projects oscillate between different scales of urban intervention: from ephemeral artistic installations to industrial design, construction design and urbanism.
According to project objectives, a multidisciplinary team involving architects, artists, designers and engineers are engaged in the design process. Brut Deluxe thrives on the international academic education and provenance of its team members.
Brut Deluxe is oriented towards the social, economic and aesthetic qualities of the projects and combines both scientific strategies and artistic approximations in the creative process.
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