Celluminatis Giganticus and Aquamaton installations for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay UK

Two major sculpture proposals by Stefan de Beer and Tim van Cromvoirt for the Tidal Lagoon Project at Swansea Bay in the United Kingdom, the first tidal power plant to be built in the UK.
The shortlist has been announced at the Hay Festival of the Arts, May 29th.

Single cell organisms are responsible for the health of the earth's ecosystem and our food chain. They struggle in today's extreme pollution of the sea.

Celluminatis Giganticus is a field of floating giant artificial single cell organisms, feeding off the waves and the elements and emitting light with the wave patterns of the sea.

   

In our series of Automatons Tim and I research the system of the self regulating cycle.

The Aquamaton stands in the tidal bay reminding of the spiky creatures that live in the sea. As the potential energy builds up during high tide, the Aquamaton unleashes its full force at low tide with a violent sweep of its tail, like a trebuchet. This cycle goes on forever.

Aquamaton, Celluminatis and the Giant Diver in the shortlist catalogue