RAINBOW PARK

By ADAM KALINOWSKI 2012

Jakub Konarski

Dimensions
5000x750x140 cm.

"RAINBOW PARK" 2012, June 16th - September 9th, FESTIVAL OF THE WORLD, Southbank Centre, The Queen's Walk, LONDON.
Author: Adam Kalinowski
Curator: Cathy Mager
Commissioned by SOUTHBANK CENTRE;
Total dimensions: 5000x750x140 cm.
Material: Painted plywood, painted boulders, colored quartz of different fractions 150 ton.

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Rainbow Park has been built for rest and stimulation of imaginary of participants who all together can play with sand. 150 tons of colored and plain sand is a distinctive and also interactive element; spectators walking all over the park, preferably barefoot, mix the colors especially on the edges of sand spots, in such a way that new colors appear, e.g. on the edge of red and blue violet come into being, yellow sand mixed with red produces orange etc. In course of time spots were mixing and new composition of quality of color, emerged and smoothly turned into another color resembles the light spectrum. This is clear example of entropic process. Colorful sculptural units where over 50 different colors are applied can also be used as benches to enjoy and relax within created environment. Sand gradation differs from 0, 5 mm to up 3 mm of a grain so sense of touch is also activated along with the sense of sight. Around 25 painted boulders are spread out the park. At least five hundred thousands of participants passed through the park during 3 months period located on one of the busiest route along river Thames Vis a Vis SOUTHBANK CENTRE nearby Waterloo Bridge. ( there is an estimation made by SOUTHBANK CENTRE that 7.8 mln people visited the place during 3 months period during FESTIVAL OF THE WORLD which took place at SOUTHBANK CENTRE in the summer of 2012 which was the year of LONDON OLYMPIC 2012. 15% of visitors was youth under 13 years old.)

“Grey concrete is concealed by thousands of grains of sand dyed in different colors as Queen’s Walk is transformed into a rainbow-colored sand park for children and adults by Polish sculptor Adam Kalinowski. Explore the textures, colors and patterns that emerge as you walk barefoot across the park. Become a sculptor for the day and build sand shapes, or take a seat and watch families playing together with the art”.
RAINBOW PARK, London 2012