‘Parabolic Array’

New artwork by Atelier I-N-D-J adorns the the 12m tall marble lobby wall at the base of OMA’s recently completed Prince Plaza office tower, Nanshan, Shekou, Shenzhen.  Four years in the planning this site specific artwork is designed to capture a moment, injecting the sublime into office workers daily routine.

Atelier I-N-D-J的新艺术品装饰OMA最近完成的深圳蛇口南山王子广场办公大楼底层12m高大厅的大理石墙。在规划该场地的四年中，这项艺术品的设计旨在捕捉某个瞬间，为办公室职员的日常工作增添一丝崇高的气息。

Prince Plaza, by OMA, Shekou, Shenzhen, Photo: Seth Powers< swipe <

Main Office lobby, Prince Plaza. Photo: Ian Douglas-Jones< swipe <

The work is located at end wall of a the large office lobby adjacent to the main lift lobby; itself the gateway to the 200m tall tower, some 60,000sqm of office space and home to a future 6,000 office workers.  
该艺术品位于大型办公楼大厅的端壁处，毗邻主电梯核心通道和通往200m高塔的大门入口，以及约60,000平方米的办公空间，未来可容纳6,000名上班族。

Parabolic curve, parallel beams of light emitted from a singular point source.

Phylotaxis and the Fibonacci sequenceSince the Age of Enlightenment humanity has been grounded in logic and scientific reason to give order to complexity and make sense of the world around us.  In this tradition the art work is rooted in geometry, drawing upon mathematic rules and principals and referencing patterns present in nature; yet here manifest in cold steel cut by lasers and finished by hand.
自启蒙时代以来，人类就一直以逻辑和科学理性为基础诠释世界的复杂性，并使我们周围的世界更有意义。在这种传统中，艺术作品扎根于几何学，借鉴了数学规则和原理，并引用了自然界中存在的图案。但是这里由被激光切割并手工加工的冷钢呈现。

Using mathmatics to interpret some of the forms present in mother nature

The parallels between man and nature are deliberate, an allegory to mankind’s supposed superiority in replicating nature - yet this must be seen as a cautionary tale: folly at best, tragedy at worst. Whilst we can replicate mother nature we can certainly never replace her, yet we can of course be continually inspired.  
人与自然之间的相似之处是刻意而为的，寓意着人类在复制自然方面的优越性 - 但是这必须被视为一个警示：愚蠢至极，悲剧至极。虽然我们可以复制大自然，但我们绝对不能取代她，当然我们可以不断受到启发。

Geometric rigor and resultant simplicity of effect. Photo: Ian Douglas-Jones< swipe <

In this artwork there is complexity and a geometric rigor that seems to give way to a notion of the sublime, a fleeting moment of beauty in otherwise frenetically busy place.
在这件艺术品中，复杂性和几何学上的严谨被崇高的概念所取代，在拼命工作的地方捕捉到一闪而过的美丽瞬间。 

The work focuses upon a singular point in the lobby, yet in itself is an object of focus. The artwork is calibrated to focus on one particular location within the office lobby, a singular point where the refelctions of each of the 19 parabolas coalesce, at this location the viewer sees each at its full reflectance; its apogee of intensity. If the viewer is to move left right forwrd or back then this moment subsides, the effect lessening.
艺术品被校准为聚焦在办公室大厅内的一个特定位置，这是19个抛物线的每个反射合并的奇点，在这个位置上，观众可以看到每个反射镜的全反射，其强度的最高点。如果观众向左或向右移动，则光线突然消退，效果减弱。

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The art work was fully commissioned by China Merchants Bank on 28th August 2020.
Curated by ToMaster - the project began in 2016 yet has been beset by delays - its eventual realisation is testament the wider teams perseverance and commitment to completion of this unique site specific art-work.
这项艺术品由招商银行于2020年8月28日全面委托，由ToMaster策划，开始于2016年但一直受到延期的困扰，它的最终实现证明了更广泛的团队的毅力和对完成这一独特特定场地艺术品的承诺。

Client:China Merchants Bank

客户：中国招商银行

Curated by ToMaster with special thanks to Coco and Alice.

由明日大师策划，特别感谢Coco和Alice

Atelier I-N-D-J Team:

Ian Douglas-Jones

Sabrina Douglas-Jones

Daecan Tee

Scarlet Shen

With thanks to:- 

Vincent, Echo and Caro at Diamas.

感谢：

Vincent, Echo和Diamas的Caro

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