Solaris Nexum

Solaris Nexum explores our changing connection to the sun through technological shifts of various ages. Through a double-sided surface of suspended mirrors, Solaris Nexum is a helical structure projected onto catenary arches, allowing continually changing reflections in response to the shifting light.
Carr approaches celestial architecture, advances in optics, and renewable energy as paradigm-shifting technologies, drawing together periods of human history with a potential future for humankind.
The sculpture serves as a monument to solar connection through the ages of technology, encourages us to retain a respect for nature and to intelligently live in harmony with its resources, moving towards a technologically symbiotic age. Carr invites us to look both inwards and outwards to embrace all spheres of being into one harmonious whole.
Commissioned by Grangegorman Development Agency for TU Dublin, Ireland.
Supported by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Colin Rennie, CConsult, Renée Pfister Art & Gallery Consultancy, London, Architectural Metalworkers Ltd, Ormiston Wire Ltd, Bay Plastics Ltd, Abseil Access Ltd, W.H.Scott and Son Engineers Ltd, Constantine. Video audio, bensound.com.
Images/Video: ©Alexandra Carr. All rights reserved.
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