art

Wind is our friend (making water) as well as our enemy (melting ice). Therefore natural solutions are copied from caves and deserts to create an ideal surface for both conditions.Photo 1:inspirated by stalactites that are shaped by millions of years equal wind direction. Photo 2:inspired by a satellite picture of the Namib desert. All sand dunes have a windy and […]

As a Cultural Ambassador of UNESCO-IHE I was invited to WWF6 in France, to present project SunGlacier. Dr. Andras Szoelloesi Nagy, rector of UNESCO-IHE introduced the project in such a way that the audience was completely enthusiastic even before my presentation really started. Art is the perfect tool to give food to interesting discussions! The day before I was part of a panel to discuss

The icycles are a piece of art on itsself.

Next Friday we start testing the icycle design in desert conditions. Team SunGlacier is excited to see how the ice will grow. A great test, just before finishing all presentations for WordWaterForum6 in Marseille.

Designing is a dynamical process. It changes in time and follows in our project the outcome of the technological tests. Our new idea is making icycles at the shadowside of the sculpture in a 2 phase cooling system. Everybody can touch the icycles and experience the excitement of cold ice in a hot and dry desert.

We are now testing if we can produce more ice by first making water at a higher temperature. The water drips on a lower bar with freezing temperatures and turns into ice. Yesterday in extreme desert conditions: 45C/113F – relative humidity of 20%.1st phase is generating water 2nd phase (generating ice)

Tomorrow discussion with the design/construction team about the idea of producing a non symmetrical shape. In my view a breakthrough in the design process .