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ALL ABOUT
ART

n motion is a public art commission The Kide building was designed
In motion by artist Baptiste Debombourg, by SARC+SIGGE Architects, with
Icurated by Outi Turpeinen, for the Max Hartman as the lead designer for
Espoo, Finland new Kide Building at Aalto University in educational and research purposes
Finland. for Aalto University’s School of Basic
Sciences (Applied Physics) and School of
Electrical Engineering. It is located at the
heart of the Otaniemi campus and forms
part of the long and recognisable campus
view towards the Alvar Aalto-designed
Undergraduate Center.
The artist's approach is inspired by the
effects of light produced in interaction
with the sea waves reflected on
architecture and the landscape.
The important position of the building
at a crossroads – a central passage of
pedestrians, cars, trams and the vicinity of
the sea – inspired him to create a logic of
these interactions. The different dynamics,
different speeds, and places of movement
led him to choose a material that activates
light and brings forward the theme
through an undulating ‘topography’. The
work functions like a window that opens
onto a new abstract perspective between
light and movement.
The mirror-polished stainless steel –
slightly undulated – is a very resistant
material that does not rust and withstands
temperatures bellow 0. The artwork is
installed at a distance of 30mm from
the wall. The undulated mirror-polished

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