Vortex by Douglas Coupland — Vancouver Aquarium
Vortex, a 50,000-litre water installation depicting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, was presented at the Vancouver Aquarium in 2018; Eos Lightmedia designed, supplied, installed, and programmed its specialty lighting and motion effects.
| Venue | Vancouver Aquarium |
|---|---|
| Project type | Installation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2018 |
| Technologies | motion effects |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eos Lightmedia | Lighting Design | Designed, supplied, installed, and programmed the specialty lighting and motion effects |
Description
Conceived by artist Douglas Coupland (individual credit, not recorded as a firm per this index's firms-and-projects-only scope), Vortex centers on a battered fishing boat lost in the 2011 Japanese tsunami and found on Haida Gwaii's shores, surrounded by marine debris collected from British Columbia shorelines, exploring ocean plastic pollution.