Murmuration

Client

RDG Planning & Design

Location

Des Moines, IA

Completion date

December 2019

We believe there is benefit to including artful experiences integrated into our work environment - that art should be a part of our daily work lives, mind and soul.

Experiential Design Public Art

When a murmuration forms, each bird in a flock is connected to every other. When a flock turns in unison, it's a phase transition. At the individual level, the rules guiding this are relatively simple. When a neighbor moves, so do you. The system is poised to change to become... We believe there is benefit to including artful experiences integrated into our work environment - that art should be a part of our daily work lives, mind and soul.

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The Story of Murmuration

Murmuration in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by John Hansen.

40 of the forms are fitted with flexible thin film OLED lighting, highlighting the transparency of the porcelain slip.