MONAD

MONAD

For aeons, the circle has been revered as a symbol of endless life and equilibrium.

Pythagoras called the circle -“monad,” the most perfect of creative forms, without beginning or end. The whole, the infinite, the eternal, the unified. Seen as a halo, an element of spirit, the circle unites the elements of life: fire, air, water, and earth and becomes a symbol of time, the perpetual motion of life. Birth, life, death and rebirth – the giant rhythm of the universe.

The original perfection and the enlightenment.

The zero, the beginning.

Projected onto a mist of water, Monad floats as a 3D display mid-air. These awe-inspiring techniques help conjure a sense of wonder and create a moment of inspiration and reflection about life and our chance for a new beginning.

Category
Projections on water screen

Year
2021

Commission
Fjord Oslo
Staro Riga Light Festival

Premiere
5-7/11/2021 - Fjord Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Presented at
2025

• Lilu Lichtfestival / Lucerne, Switzerland

2024

• Lightwaves Salford / Salford, UK

• Light Night Leeds / Leeds, UK

• Light Up Landcaster / Landcaster, UK

• Media Art Days / Ringkøping, Denmark

• Fredrikstad Kulturnatt / Fredrikstad / Norway

• Gent Lichtfestival / Gent, Belgium

2023

• Vivid Sydney / Sydney, Australia

2022

• Glow Eindhoven / Eindhoven, Netherlands

• Winter Lights / London, UK – cancelled in pandemic

• Bergen Lights / Bergen, Norway

• Staro Riga / Riga, Latvia

• Wandering Lights Festival / Tallinn, Estonia – cancelled in pandemic

Supported by
Fjord Oslo