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100 colors no.48 "100 colors butterflies" for LANCÔME
100 colors no.48 "100 colors butterflies" for LANCÔME
Shanghai, China
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100 colors no.48 "100 colors butterflies" for LANCÔME
Shanghai, China
100 colors butterflies, created for LANCÔME’s exhibition The Art of Absolue: Perpetual, Beyond Time in Shanghai, is a temporary immersive installation that transforms a space into a poetic landscape of color, movement, and lightness. Conceived as an abstract expression of beauty and eternity, the work draws inspiration from the symbolic meaning of butterflies—creatures associated with transformation, renewal, and the passage of time.
The installation consists of two concentric circular volumes composed of approximately 40,000 specially designed butterfly forms. A white outer membrane creates a softly curving path that encircles a vibrant inner core of butterflies rendered in 100 different colors, rising more than ten meters into the air. The architectural layout guides visitors gently along the perimeter before revealing the chromatic heart of the work, where butterflies appear to gather, disperse, and ascend like a perpetual bloom lifted into the sky.
The spatial experience unfolds gradually: as visitors move through the white membrane, the density of forms creates a delicate, almost floating atmosphere. Entering the central volume, they find themselves enveloped in an ascendant world of 100 colors—a vertical chromatic field that evokes both upward motion and suspended time. The installation allows each person to experience a moment of stillness, wonder, and introspection within a temporary architectural environment shaped entirely by color and repetition.
Designed for a limited exhibition period, "100 colors butterflies" demonstrates how ephemeral architecture can leave a lasting emotional imprint. By merging simple geometric forms, large-scale repetition, and a nuanced orchestration of color, the work transforms a commercial pop-up into an immersive journey that celebrates beauty as something perpetual, luminous, and ever-evolving.
The installation consists of two concentric circular volumes composed of approximately 40,000 specially designed butterfly forms. A white outer membrane creates a softly curving path that encircles a vibrant inner core of butterflies rendered in 100 different colors, rising more than ten meters into the air. The architectural layout guides visitors gently along the perimeter before revealing the chromatic heart of the work, where butterflies appear to gather, disperse, and ascend like a perpetual bloom lifted into the sky.
The spatial experience unfolds gradually: as visitors move through the white membrane, the density of forms creates a delicate, almost floating atmosphere. Entering the central volume, they find themselves enveloped in an ascendant world of 100 colors—a vertical chromatic field that evokes both upward motion and suspended time. The installation allows each person to experience a moment of stillness, wonder, and introspection within a temporary architectural environment shaped entirely by color and repetition.
Designed for a limited exhibition period, "100 colors butterflies" demonstrates how ephemeral architecture can leave a lasting emotional imprint. By merging simple geometric forms, large-scale repetition, and a nuanced orchestration of color, the work transforms a commercial pop-up into an immersive journey that celebrates beauty as something perpetual, luminous, and ever-evolving.
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