This cardboard installation was designed by Noa Haim, large in scale — between 3.5 and 5.5 meters tall —, was built up with no scissors, glue or other auxiliaries. Where every guest of the fest will have a chance to join the construction process.
As its author says, she developed design of the installation based on the Polytechnic Museum's logo. The museum logo is positioning the first letter of the institute inside hexagonal shape and she designed '2d envelope made from four equal hexagons which folds into 3d truncated tetrahedral carton cubes.' Every truncated tetrahedral carton cube can connect to a similar one from all four directions, using especially designed cardboard connectors.
1,000 2d envelopes and 7,000 connection pieces were manufactured for the activity in Moscow. 5 tetrahedral carton cubes – forming a baby-ring, 30 tetrahedral carton cubes – forming a sphere and 48 tetrahedral carton cubes – forming a mega-ring.
The ambition was to build the dome before the festival is open to the public. The dome was supposed to create an eye-catcher and inspiration for the visitors.
This installacion was part of "Polytech" Festival, spring popular science festival which aims to bring science closer to young people and involve them with the discipline via interactive installations, participatory shows, films and lectures.
CREDITS.-
Client.- The Polytechnic Museum.
Design.- Noa Haim.
Engineering and Production.- Labro Verpakkingen.
Photographers.- Anton Mikhailovsky, Alexander Weinstein, Denis Esakov, Andrei Pugach.
