Project Amber Drops by FRED HATT I DANIEL SCHLAEPFER was awarded the first honorary mention in the 3rd edition of The International Competition Of The Outdoor Gallery Of The City Of Gdansk in 2009 for its subtle reference to the importance of amber in building of Gdansk identity as well as for their minimalistic way of dealing with the aesthetics of public space.
Amber Drops is an installation of yellow translucent pebbles made of epoxy resin with a built in led lighting system. The glow of ambers varies in time and rhythm like the breathing of a person. Objects typical of our times of different sizes and of different types are embedded into the resin – like a mobile phone or other relics of today's daily life that had been trapped within like bugs.
The artwork is a permanent site-specific installation in the space of the Lower Town district under the flyover by Szopy Street. Pulsating lights of the amber stones and their reflections in the mirror-like surface of Invisible Gate by Front Studio group will make an impression that the whole space is alive and breathing.
The event will be followed by a performance “Libretto GSM” by Maciej Wojnicki together with the students of the Academy of Music in Gdansk in the space of the underground passage at Łąkowa, where the installation “Staging Anonymous” by Dominik Lejman is situated.
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