A sculpture featuring over 25,000 balloons was unveiled today as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Named Event Horizon, the colossal creation by Jason Hackenwerth can be viewed by the public at the National Museum of Scotland until the 22nd April.
A team of thirteen people worked for 50 hours each over six days to help make the project a reality.
Artist Hackenwerth’s new sculpture is part of new interactive exhibition Existence: Life and Beyond at the Museum.
The display is part of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018 and has been programmed with assistance from the Science Festival’s Youth Consultation Group.
The 12 young people worked closely with the Science Festival team to co-produce content for them and their peers, helping to connect the Festival with teen audiences.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “This unveiling of Jason Hackenwerth’s sculpture as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Science Festival is really exciting, merging art with science – and certainly one of the highlights of the festival’s rich programme of events.”
‘Giant rotating chasm’
Experiential artist Jason Hackenwerth said: “I hope the Science Festival audiences will enjoy getting lost in the gigantic rotating chasm of the Event Horizon.”
Existence: Life and Beyond also features interactive exhibition pods and two specially-commissioned installations.
Dennis and Debbie Club bring AI Awakening to allow audiences to step into the mind of an AI bot, while AN1MAL, an installation by Roy Shearer and Fergus Dunnet, presents a fantastical robotic creature that mimics animal behaviour in response to the actions of the viewer.
To browse all Edinburgh International Science Festival events go to www.sciencefestival.co.uk
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