Computer Arts

walk by numbers

Fores T oF nuMbers
by Emmanuelle Moureaux
http://www.emmanuellemoureaux.com

French architect and designer Emmanuelle Moureaux
celebrated the 10th anniversary of the National Art
Center of Tokyo by transforming its 2000-square metre
exhibition space into a kaleidoscopic paper-cut forest of
numbers. The installation visualises the next decade from
2017 to 2026 by aligning more than 60000 suspended
numerals (ranging from from 0 to 9) in three-dimensional
grids with each of the 10 layers representing one year.

Once installed a pathway was cut through the installation

so that visitors could explore the artwork which contains

100 different colours. Without the normal divides of the

gallery the exhibition had a certain stillness about it and

attracted over 20000 visitors in 10 days. “The tunnel is

my favourite part” says Moureaux. “Walking through a

multi-coloured forest of numbers surrounded by infinite

combinations was both a strange and amazing feeling.”

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