Musical spheres
Angel Place
Telephone –
+61 2 9966 8867
Email –
studio@tilt-industrialdesign.com
Artist – Marion Borgelt
Design Collaborator – Caroline Comino
Photography – Michael Nicholson
Kinetic sculptural installation, powered by mechanical rotating movement.
Artist – Marion Borgelt engaged Tilt to provide mechanical design assistance and guide the project team through onsite engineering considerations and lifespan analysis.
We undertook a design study to calculate the load of the sculptural components.
A review of the mechanical system and assessment of loads and lifespan was assessed to ensure the art would withstand the suspended weight loads.
Consisting of mild steel rods over a length of 7m and discs of 900mm in diameter, controlled through the use of motorised elements.
The subtle movement provides interaction within the building atrium and brightens the high traffic public space.
Taking the overall form of a droplet, the cascading network of orbs is a cascadence of rotating colour. The droplet is captured the moment before it falls into the void, suspending time itself.
The installation references the gravitational forces acting upon the droplet, and ideas of weight and balance which have long been elements of artistic representations of justice.
Artwork statement by Marion Borgelt.
Explore more projects
New business — studio@tilt-industrialdesign.com
Careers — studio@tilt-industrialdesign.com
Press & media — marketing@tilt-industrialdesign.com
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We celebrate the value and diversity of First Nations art forms, cultures and languages, and their ongoing significance today. We pay respect to Elders past and present.