Solar Flux Recordings is a site-specific installation conceived for the Palacio de Cristal which brings together architecture and landscape in a performative piece activated and conducted by the sun. Under the sweeping ceiling of the glass palace nine sculptural groups are displayed, condensing the airy space, each of them composed of elements taken from the architectural vocabulary of the Palacio. These spatial drawings made of slight metal lines and colored glass panels are reflected on the pavement, projected and animated by the sun. Beyond the cinematographic flow of succeeding and overlaying images each group refers to a specific position of the sun which is reached only once during the exhibition period: represented by the specific orientation of the inclined glass panels and designated by a metal plaque on the floor, the sculptures become recordings of this performative event. A system and its diagram at the same time, Solar Flux Recordings, returns us to the world we inhabit and underlines the bonds which link us to the environment and its technologies.
Solar Flux Recordings, 2017
Site-specifiic installation for Palacio de Cristal, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Parque del Retiro, Madrid
9 recordings; metal, color glass filters, engraved plates
Images: Installation view, Palacio de Cristal, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid 2017 Photos: Joaquín Cortés / Román Lores © Rosa Barba