HIGHLIGHT｜CURATOR’S PICK

Cloud City assembles a suspended cloud from many faceted stainless-steel mirrors. You'll find yourself fractured and reassembled in its surfaces, becoming part of the cloud alongside the sky and the glass towers around you. You're not just looking at the work—it's looking back at you.

Artwork Description｜

P1 Park, a green park adopted by CTBC, features the artwork “Cloud City: HAT-P-12” by Argentine artist Tomás Saraceno. Exploring potential future living conditions, his works can be seen as “projects” informed by the worlds of arts, architecture, physics, engineering, astronomy, etc., which involve collaborative participation and years of research. “Cloud Cities” is also an important project of the artist that has been in development since 2009.

“Cloud City: HAT-P-12” derives from long-term investigations into cosmic phenomena and spider webs. It is one of the largest works of the same kind in its scale and it is substantial with its profound meanings. Reflective materials are profusely used throughout the formulation of this work, allowing viewers to see both the structure itself as well as their surroundings. The partially open polyhedral modules simultaneously showcase the complexity of the web-like structure in the modules while giving the viewers a rich visual experience from all angles. This work presents the artist’s vision for a new kind of urbanism capable of flight, and is the embodiment of the imagery invoked by “clouds,” symbolizing a free state of living. “Cloud City: HAT-P-12” sits on the grass but itself is like a cloud that could be reshaped by where and with what angle viewers look at it. It also echoes our headquarters’ three buildings, whose form symbolizes mountains and white façade resembles clouds.