update studio spirals smoke installation along a staircase in beijing

update studio spirals smoke installation along a staircase in beijing
all images courtesy of update studio

presented during beijing design week 2015, ‘smoke’ is a spatial installation created by update studio. the piece uses irregular white curved surfaces as the main body, giving it the sensation of white smoke spiraling up the staircase where it was situated. inside the structure, white LED lights were placed, not only illuminating the artwork from its interior, but also deliver connotations that it is a lighting object. 

the piece used irregular white curved surfaces as the main body

by placing ‘smoke’ in the hole of a spiral staircase, visitors enjoyed the installation from different perspectives, while travel along it. when they arrived at the top of the staircase and looked down, they were presented with the vision of ‘smoke’ overlapped onto itself, filling the space with a strong white aesthetic. 

white LED lights illuminate the artwork from its interior

the installation gives the sensation of white smoke spiraling up the staircase

by placing ‘smoke’ in the hole of a spiral staircase, visitors can enjoy the installation from different perspectives

from the top of the staircase the visitors will find the ‘smoke’ overlapping 

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