Gust is an interactive art installation inspired by simple celebrations of community and by Mexican folk traditions of hand made art. Cocolab, a Mexico City-based multimedia design studio, created the artwork consisting of 1,600 hand-made pinwheels specifically for the Brown Promenade at Discovery Green. The pinwheels are animated by fluctuating breezes as well as by interactions with the public, creating a kinetic field of color underneath the park’s century-old live oak allée. Gust is intended to provide a joyful gathering place for people to come together, to feel and see the breeze, and to play.
Artist: Cocolab (Instagram/Website)
Location: Discovery Green
Date: 2018
Type: Temporary Site-Specific Commission
Role: Curator + Lead Project Manager at Weingarten Art Group
Photos by Morris Malakoff/CKP Group, courtesy of Weingarten Art Group