“Floralis Genérica” - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Floralis Genérica is a sculpture made of steel and aluminum located in Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Buenos Aires, a gift to the city by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. It was created in 2002. The sculpture was designed to move, closing its petals in the evening and opening them in the morning. The sculpture is located in the center of a park of four acres of wooded boundaries, surrounded by paths that get closer and provide different perspectives of the monument, and placed above a reflecting pool, which apart from fulfilling its aesthetic function, protects it. It represents a large flower made of stainless steel with aluminum skeleton and reinforced concrete, which looks at the sky, extending to its six petals. It weighs eighteen tons and is 23 meters high. One of the characteristics of the flower is an electrical system that automatically opens and closes the petals depending on the time of the day. At night the flower closes, emanating a red glow from inside, and reopens “is reborn” the following morning. This mechanism also closes the flower if strong winds blow. It opens every morning at 8 and closes at sunset, on a schedule that changes according to season. There are four special nights in which the petals are open: - May 25 (Argentine May Revolution - September 21 (Start of spring season in Argentina) - December 24 (Christmas) - December 31 (New Year) According to Eduardo Catalano, the author; Floralis means “belonging to the flora and therefore the flowers”; and Genérica” from the concept of “gender” and indicates that it represents all the flowers in the world. ☺ •*.¸¸.*´¯`* ηαмαsтε *.¸¸.*´¯`*•
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:02:42 +0000
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