Before visiting Frieze art fair the other week, I attended WIRED2014.
Hosted by WIRED Magazine (a newly-discovered guilty pleasure) at Tobacco Dock in London, the two day event brought together over fifty speakers – from musician and entrepreneur will.i.am to experimental psychologist Bruce Hood.
While I was completely enamored with the tech toys in the Test Lab (visitors were encouraged to take a go at Oculus‘ transformative goggles, among other things), the Star Wars-esque sculptures hanging just past the entrance garnered most of my attention.
Created by Heavy Petal the striking sculptures are composed of bicycle parts and florescent tube lighting.
These “flying” art pieces made me nostalgic – I fondly remembered watching the magical Star Wars movies in awe growing up.
Their design also seemed similar to that of drones – a reminder that what was once just film fantasy is now becoming a reality.