ARCHITECTS OF AIR

Participative sculpture, Visual art installation

SIZE OF COMPANY
2 on the road

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Alan Parkinson

General Manager
Helen Skelton

ARTISTIC POLICY
Architects of Air brings visual excitement and wonder into the everyday environment with very accessible ephemeral architecture wherein the visitor encounters the beauty of light and colour. In collaboration with the promoter, the company aims to create the ideal conditions for the visitor to inhabit these extraordinary spaces. The luminaria can also be exploited to host concerts, sponsors’ functions, dance performances, press conferences, workshops, lectures, and sessions for people with disabilities.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Upon entering you instantly notice vaulted ceilings that arch towards heaven, creating a sense of grandeur and almost limitless space.’ Los Angeles Times

‘The luminaria are successful precisely because they have that Le Grand Meaulnes quality of transforming a place, making a magical event, then quietly disappearing.’ Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times

‘Ixilum had an excellent reaction from the press and a public that ranged from bankers to street kids.’ Stephen Rimmer, British Council, Brazil

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Levity III A sculpture made up of labyrinthine tunnels and inspiring spacious domes – a sensual world of liquid, light and colour. (1000 m2.)

Levity II (1000 m2) Dodecahedral domes, a luminous tree and a beautiful colonnaded centre chamber. (1000 m2.)

Amozozo Inspired by the Iranian bazaar – disorientating passages and mosque-like domes. (800 m2.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Levity IV A new variant on the “Levity” template. (Available for touring from June 2008.)

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal (Amozozo), Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain (Levity II), Eire (Amozozo/Levity II), Romania (Levity III), Russia (Amozozo), USA (Levity II/Levity III)
2006 Australia, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain (Levity II), Hungary (Amozozo/Levity II), Singapore, USA (Amozozo)
2005 Australia, China, Switzerland (Levity II), Korea (Levity II/Amozozo)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All productions are currently available for touring