ANULUS – Paolo Calafiore

PAOLO CALAFIORE – Anulus, 2010
Light’s ring, 230 cm diameter. White 6000K LEDs, steel and sanded polimetilmetacrilate, power supply unit and controller: dmx – 512
Realization and sponsor: Elinca
Technical sponsor: Stokvis tapes, Traversa.

In the middle of the aisle, where Roman period find are exhibited, a group of columns, plinths and capitals lie on a metal platform. From the wall behind, a great ring of white and silvery dynamic light dominates and scans the columns, revealing their form, the materials, the origin. The ring, since the times in the ancient Rome, is a symbol of eternity.
Intermittences and shines, emanated by Anulus, create a magnetic and catalyst ‘pole of light’, enigmatic and full of mystery, that breaks in the space through a sequence of luminous wakes.
A sophisticated control system manages the variations of direct and indirect light that burst out in the surrounding area, as coming from the depths of space and time.