Kinetic marvel welcomes visitors with changing tide.
Tidal Beacon is transformational, responding to tides, weather and surrounding environment. Light rises and falls within the structure, culminating in a 12-minute event at high and low tides.
Our Approach
Heavy was tasked by developer Armour Group to curate, develop and build the signature art piece for the Queen’s Marque development located at the foot of George Street, in the centre of Downtown Halifax and the historic Halifax Harbour.
The Opportunity
Ned Kahn’s Tidal Beacon concept was chosen as the preferred direction for this dramatic piece, after Armour and Heavy reviewed a long list of artists from across the globe. Tidal Beacon is a tower clad with a kinetic skin that ripples in the wind and sparkles like water, while illuminated from within by lights that grow and diminish with fluctuations in the Atlantic Ocean tide.
Photo by Harrison Newman Jardine with Elevated Pictures
| TIDAL BEACON |
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| ARTIST — Ned Kahn |
| CLIENT — The Armour Group |
| PLACE — Halifax, NS, Canada | MATERIALS — Stainless steel, structural steel, polycarbonate flappers, RGB lighting |
| SCOPE — PLAN—BUILD™ |
10.10.22—1630 — 44.648, -63.571
Photo courtesy of GLLS
09.10.20—1940 — 51.267, -113.974
Photo by Harrison Newman Jardine with Elevated Pictures
10.10.22—1330 — 44.648, -63.571
Photo courtesy of GLLS
11.09.22—1120 — 44.648, -63.571
Photo by Harrison Newman Jardine with Elevated Pictures
10.10.22—2100 — 44.648, -63.571
Photo by Harrison Newman Jardine with Elevated Pictures
For more information about Tidal Beacon, check out nedkahn.com.
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