世界最大の"入れる"万華鏡!?

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世界最大の入れる万華鏡〈LEAP: The Kaleidoscope〉が、サウジアラビアで2月1日から3日にかけて開催された「2022 LEAP One Eye On the Stars Conference」で公開されました。設計はロンドンを拠点とし、ユニークで刺激的な空間を手がけるSTUFISHエンターテイメントアーキテクツです。

〈LEAP: The Kaleidoscope〉は、サウジアラビアの自然とデジタル技術を駆使したコンテンツであり、サウジアラビアの未来に向けたテクノロジーへの取り組みと投資を象徴しています。

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（以下、STUFISH Entertainment Architectsから提供されたプレスキットのテキストの抄訳）

サウジアラビアの自然環境から着想を得たインスタレーション

サウジアラビアの自然の地層を表現したこのインスタレーションは、来場者を海の底からアラビア半島の空と星空への旅へと誘う。

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〈LEAP: The Kaleidoscope〉は長さ40m、高さ6m、幅3mの世界最大の万華鏡であり、継ぎ目と反りのない鏡で構成されている。海から星への旅を演出するため、床と突き当たりの壁にLEDタイルを使用し、LEDの映像を高さ6mの大きな鏡が反射することで、拡大し続ける環境を実現している。

両端の出入口は鏡を切り欠くように配することで、万華鏡のシームレスなコンテンツを邪魔せず、より深い没入体験を提供する。

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STUFISHのパートナーであるMAciej Woronieckiは次のように語る。

「私たちの万華鏡は、シンプルで端正なデザインが拡大縮小できる素材に支えられたとき、物理的な空間よりはるかに大きな体験をもたらすことができることを表しており、私たちは、これこそが建築における効率性と持続可能性の縮図だと感じている。」

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以下、STUFISH Entertainment Architectsのリリース（英文）です。

STUFISH ENTERTAINMENT ARCHITECTS CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST KALEIDOSCOPE IN SAUDI ARABIA 

TECH INSPIRED INSTALLATION EXPLORES THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA

STUFISH Entertainment Architects have today unveiled the world’s largest kaleidoscope featured at the 2022 LEAP One Eye On the Stars Conference in Saudi Arabia, taking place from 01 – 03 Feb. Across three days at the Riyadh Front Expo Centre, the tech inspired installation welcomed the audience with a unique immersive experience. Within the installation visitors were exposed to scenes of Saudi Arabia’s natural environment layered with digitally transforming content that mirrors the countries commitment and investment in technology moving toward the future. 

At 40m long, 6m high and 3m wide, the kaleidoscope is the world’s largest of its kind, designed with seamless and warp-less mirrors to achieve an ever-expanding environment. Representing the natural stratification of Saudi Arabia, the installation takes visitors on a journey from the bottom of the sea to the sky and stars above the Arabian Peninsula. 

The installation was carefully designed with two triangular entry and exit openings at either end that didn’t disrupt the seamless content reflected within the kaleidoscope, providing an immersive experience for all who walked through. To create the journey from the sea to the stars, LED floor and wall tiles were used, which were reflected by the large 6m high mirrors, creating the expanding environment.

MAciej Woroniecki, partner at STUFISH Entertainment Architects said: “Our kaleidoscope is meant to represent how a simple and considered design, when supported with a material that can scale as intended, can return an experience that is far larger than what was built and what is anticipated. We feel this is the epitome of efficiency and sustainability in architecture”.

Taking place annually in Saudi Arabia, LEAP is the global platform and unique event for future technologies attended by the most disruptive technology professionals from around the world. It is the place where progress accelerates the most and the latest cutting-edge technologies are getting adapted first. As well as the design team behind the mammoth installation, STUFISH were also the content designers of the kaleidoscope.

STUFISH’s revolutionary kaleidoscope, reflects the London based practice’s commitment to create new innovative and forward-thinking designs, for the leading pioneers in technology. For nearly 30 years STUFISH have created some of the most memorable experiences across the globe, such as the new installation in Saudi Arabia. From live musical experiences, exhibitions, and bespoke buildings, STUFISH have conceived projects for the likes of Beyonce, The Rolling Stones and theatres across the world such as the Chimelong Theatre China. 

Credits

Creative Director STUFISH
Lighting Design STUFISH
Sound Design STUFISH
Video Design & Animation STUFISH
Staging Supplier Showtex

「LEAP: THE KALEIDOSCOPE」STUFISH Entertainment Architects 公式サイト

https://stufish.com/project/leap-the-kaleidoscope/