Sea Cycle
Whimsical, pedal-powered kinetic sculptures evoke sea creatures real and mythical, inviting joyful, imaginative play and exploration.
Dramatic teeth, glitter-filled eyes, and a disco-ball lure add up to a goofy persona for Scarf the Anglerfish.
The Sea Cycle sculptures each have distinct personalities and an array of kinetic and tactile features that launch visitors on journeys of wonder and imagination.
For this outdoor exhibition, fantastically reinterpreted tricycles were designed and fabricated by Five Ton Crane, a Bay Area collective of artists, builders, makers, and inventors who collaborate on large-scale immersive artworks and installations.
Escondite the Frogfish has a bristly exterior and magnetic flowers to position as camouflage.
Visitors pedal and move handlebars to wiggle the creatures’ heads and fins.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project Type & Size
Outdoor Temporary Exhibition
2000 square feet
Location
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
Project Role
Interpretive planning and experience development, label writing, project management of in-house and external design and production, liaison with museum stakeholders and artist partners
Collaborators
Bay Area Discovery Museum staff: concept and experience development, graphic design, scenic painting
Design & Fabrication: Five Ton Crane
Graphic production: Landmark Grafix
Multicolored panels in Shelly the Sea Turtle’s shell cast patches of color on the ground inside.