Singapore’s Marina Bay plays host to the i Light Festival, and among the most impressive installations is one entitled Iwagumi Air Scape. Created by Melbourne art and technology studio ENESS, the name references the Japanese art of rock placement, called Iwagumi.
The giant boulders make a bold statement, arranged artfully along the waterfront, some of them as large as a three story house. It boggles the mind how such heavy boulders could be moved. Until you realize they are actually inflatable, precision-made to look exactly like giant granite rocks.
The amazing inflatable rocks have realistic textures and color, but are also illuminated at night to give them an otherworldly appearance. Quite an impressive installation, indeed.
Images courtesy of ENESS. Photography by Finbarr Fallon and Shiya Creative Studio.
The 4,900 sqm artwork is a colossal statement about honouring our natural world by bringing the wilderness to urbanity. Sixteen air-filled inflatables—the tallest up to 13 metres high—have been arranged against the glittering skyline as if a mountain scape has miraculously touched down on the shoreline.
Iwagumi Air Scape pays homage to the Japanese word Iwagumi, which translates as ‘rock formation’. Legendary aquarist, Takashi Amano pioneered a new form of aquascaping using only rocks which he called Iwagumi. This form mimics natural rock formations —an expression of the Japanese love of nature and simplicity.
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