“风之舞”装置，美国 / NEON

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作为Lauritzen Gardens儿童花园重大改造计划的一部分，园方发起了一项国际公开征集，希望创作一件新的艺术作品，作为花园最高点的核心景观。征集要求作品能够吸引儿童、鼓励互动，占地面积适度，与花园环境融为一体，同时成为一处从附近的80号州际公路即可看到的视觉焦点。

As part of the major redevelopment of the Children’s Garden at Lauritzen Gardens, the park launched an international open call for a new artwork to serve as a centrepiece at its highest point. The brief called for a piece that would appeal to children, invite interaction, occupy a modest footprint, feel integrated with the garden, and act as an attractor visible from the nearby Route 80 highway.

▼儿童花园鸟瞰，aerial view of the Children’s Garden © Tom Kessler

▼装置鸟瞰，aerial view of the installation © Tom Kessler

在前期研究阶段，NEON对北美洲中部原生的高草草原生态系统进行了研究。早期探险者曾将这一地区描述为“草的海洋”，那里拥有开阔的地平线、肥沃土壤中生长的繁盛野花。如今，这一生态系统完整保留下来的面积已不足原有规模的4%，而在内布拉斯加州更不足 2%，尽管多个地区已经开始开展生态修复与保护工作。NEON的艺术作品由此展开想象：在这些生态修复工作的推动下，科学家发现了一个奇幻的新物种，并赋予其拉丁学名 Chorus Ventus——意为“风之舞”。

In the early research stage, NEON studied the tall-grass prairie ecosystem native to central North America. Early explorers described the region as a “sea of grass”, with open horizons and abundant wildflowers rooted in rich soils. Today, less than 4% of that ecosystem remains intact—and less than 2% in Nebraska—though restoration and conservation work is underway in several locations. NEON’s artwork imagines that, as a result of this restoration effort, scientists discovered a fantastical new species, given the Latin name Chorus Ventus— “Dance of the Wind”.

▼“风之舞”装置，”Dance of the Wind” installation © Tom Kessler

Chorus Ventus由151根弯曲钢管组成，每根钢管支撑一根柔性GRP（玻璃纤维增强塑料）杆，杆端安装有彩色铃铛。这些构件以放射状成排布置，并通过尺度设计营造出一个从地面生长而出的完整有机生命体形象，形成富有节奏感且具有整体性的场域。色彩进一步强化了作品的自然意象：钢制构件从中心的粉色逐渐过渡至外围边缘的绿色。与NEON此前的多件艺术作品相似，Chorus Ventus将自然力量与人的互动结合起来。柔性杆件与铃铛共同形成细微的声音景观，既可以由吹过的风激活，也可以由游客在地面轻轻拨动构件而产生振动与声响。

Chorus Ventus comprises 151 curved steel tubes, each supporting a flexible GRP rod tipped with a coloured bell. Radially arranged in rows and scaled to suggest a single organic organism emerging from the ground, the elements form a rhythmic, cohesive field. Colour further reinforces the naturalistic reading: the steel elements shift in a gradient from pink at the centre to green at the outer edges. As with several previous NEON artworks, Chorus Ventus combines natural forces with human interaction. The flexible rods and bells create a subtle soundscape activated by passing wind or by visitors gently vibrating the components at ground level.

▼形成富有节奏感且具有整体性的场域，
form a rhythmic, cohesive field © Tom Kessler

 

设计与材料
Design and materiality

项目面临的关键挑战之一，是如何打造一件对年轻游客而言富有趣味性与吸引力的艺术作品，同时通过工程设计确保其能够永久矗立于内布拉斯加州的极端气候环境中。当地气候包括炎热的夏季、寒冷的冬季，以及潜在的龙卷风天气。结构通过定制的双层底板锚固于地下，每根弯曲的不锈钢管均由底板固定。地面以上的钢管采用耐久性粉末涂层处理，柔性GRP杆件则采用整体着色材料，并覆有抗紫外线稳定涂层。在极少维护的情况下，其预计使用寿命可达30至50年。

One of the key challenges of the project was developing an artwork that would be playful and engaging for young visitors, while also engineered to remain permanently in place through Nebraska’s extreme climate, which includes hot summers, cold winters, and the potential for tornados. The structure is anchored below ground by a bespoke two-layer baseplate that secures each curved stainless-steel tube. Above ground, the tubes are finished with a durable powder coating, while the flexible GRP rods are fully pigmented and protected with a UV-stable coating, giving them an anticipated service life of 30–50 years with minimal maintenance.

▼打造富有趣味性与吸引力的艺术作品，
developing an artwork that would be playful and engaging © Tom Kessler

▼打造富有趣味性与吸引力的艺术作品，
developing an artwork that would be playful and engaging © Tom Kessler

▼“风之舞”装置，”Dance of the Wind” installation © Tom Kessler

每个铃铛和杆件均经过专门的节点设计，可以通过简单的紧定螺钉固定方式在现场轻松拆卸与更换。如有需要，构件能够被快速替换，从而确保艺术作品的长期耐久性。

Each bell and rod has been detailed to be easily interchangeable in situ using a simple grub-screw fixing, allowing components to be replaced quickly, if required, and ensuring the long-term resilience of the artwork.

▼节点细部，node detail © Tom Kessler

▼顶端的铃铛细部，the bell detail at the top © Tom Kessler

 

公众体验
Public experience

Chorus Ventus位于花园的最高点，并被有意设置为背向场地的大部分区域，使游客最初只能捕捉到短暂而不断变化的色彩与运动片段。这种从远处若隐若现的可见性率先激发游客的好奇心，并吸引人们走向观景点。通往作品的路径是一条漫长的螺旋坡道，两侧的植物经过专门选择，以与雕塑相互呼应。随着游客逐渐向上行进，艺术作品也缓缓展现出来——这一空间序列旨在唤起探索与发现所带来的宁静愉悦。

Chorus Ventus is positioned at the highest point of the gardens, purposefully oriented away from much of the site so visitors first encounter only brief, shifting glimpses of colour and movement. This distant visibility creates an early sense of curiosity that draws people toward the lookout point. The approach is via a long spiral ramp bordered by planting chosen to complement the sculpture, allowing the artwork to be gradually revealed as visitors ascend — a sequence designed to evoke the quiet pleasure of discovery.

▼通过螺旋坡道到达装置，a long spiral ramp towards the installation © Tom Kessler

到达顶部后，景观设计师设置的整合式座椅为游客提供了一处安静而视野开阔的停留空间，使其远离儿童花园中更为活跃的区域。在这里，游客可以观察杆件在风中产生的细微摆动，聆听其发出的声响，同时眺望下方山谷中的密苏里河。入夜后，集成于作品基座中的RGB灯光系统赋予其明亮而通透的视觉形象，使作品在周围景观中柔和地显现出来。

At the top, seating integrated by the landscape architects provides a calm, elevated place to pause, away from the more active areas of the Children’s Garden. From here, visitors can observe the subtle movement and sound produced by the rods in the wind, set against views of the Missouri River in the valley below. After dark, RGB lighting integrated into the base gives the artwork a luminous presence, allowing it to stand out gently against the surrounding landscape.

▼夜间明亮而通透的视觉形象，lighting gives the artwork a luminous presence © Tom Kessler

▼夜间明亮而通透的视觉形象，
lighting gives the artwork a luminous presence © Tom Kessler

“参与这个项目，让我们有机会深入了解北美洲的高草草原，以及目前为恢复这一生态系统所付出的重要努力，”NEON的Mark Nixon表示，“这些议题有时可能让人感觉十分遥远，因此我们希望Chorus Ventus既能为游客带来一个充满趣味的体验时刻，同时也能以一种含蓄的方式，邀请人们关注并了解塑造了这件作品的生态环境。”

“Working on this project allowed us to explore the tall-grass prairies of North America and the important efforts being made to restore them,” says NEON’s Mark Nixon. “These issues can sometimes feel remote, so our hope is that Chorus Ventus offers both a playful moment for visitors and a subtle invitation to engage with the ecology that shaped it.”

▼夜间明亮而通透的视觉形象，
lighting gives the artwork a luminous presence © Tom Kessler

Client: Lauritzen Gardens
Artists / Designers: NEON (Mark Nixon & Viliina Koivisto)
Structural Engineers: Structure Workshop
Fabrication: The White Wall Company
Architects: The Architectural Offices
Lighting: McKay Lighting
Photography: Tom Kessler

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