net_Work

Widely considered as one of the most influential creators of his generation, Balmond successfully occupies multiple roles as artist, designer, architect, theoretician and writer. His art is one of investigation, drawing on his 40 years of research into diverse forms as inspiration for works which range from installation and sculpture, to video and textiles. Through this approach informed by the structure of the non-linear, Balmond’s work uses a foundation of science to underpin the beauty of form. Projects include The Star of Caledonia , a £4m national art monument to mark the England/Scotland border crossing at Gretna Green, an immersive artwork in the South of France, and Snow Words , a light sculpture for the Crime Detection Laboratory in Alaska. Most recently he has co-designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit with artist Anish Kapoor, which opened during the London 2012 Olympics.

One part interior glass print, one part exterior wall installation. _net_Work_ consists of two elements conceived as a single artwork. As such, it creates a changing interplay within the minds of those who directly experience the building, serving as an intriguing integration of interior and exterior. The work is conceived from a deep inner logic and a complete holistic experience aimed at presenting a new kind of contemporary order. These patterns are the result of geometric thinking developed by Cecil Balmond over the course of his career. Both works are derived from rhythmic compositions and are based upon a hidden system of numbers. Through this, the viewer is given a sense of an underlying structure and yet on closer inspection, one realizes that the patterns never repeat. The art is rooted in an investigation of diverse forms; a way to see and feel movement much in the same way a classical concert evokes emotion.