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33-ft tall metal and laser cut acrylic sculpture for music festival

TIMELESS

PROJECT

ELECTRIC FOREST, 2022

Festival Centerpiece

Electric Forest 2022 Centerpiece, Timeless

Timeless is Electric Forest Music Festival’s centerpiece installation of 2022, marking the 10th anniversary of the world-renowned festival. We conceptualized, designed and fabricated the piece which stands at 34’ tall.

SERVICES

Design

Metal Work

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

LED Integration

ONsite installation

custom laser cutting and CNC process at the Dark Moon Designs shop

The nine acrylic discs are edge-lit by addressable LEDs, which can operate in standalone mode or via sACN/ArtNet. Each disc features a laser etching inspired by Art Nouveau design.

Custom LED and acrylic etchings engraved for the Electric Forest Festival centerpiece
Custom steel and aluminum sculpture handcrafted and painted by Dark Moon Designs

THANK YOU

Electric Forest

Roadrunner Fabrication

JG Design

NOCO Waterjet

Conor Davis

Felix Lighting

THANK YOU

Electric Forest

Roadrunner Fabrication

JG Design

NOCO Waterjet

Conor Davis

Felix Lighting

Process Details

Timeless was primarily a metalworking project, incorporating around 400 feet of steel tube and 650 feet of aluminum tube. The base and stem were fabricated from steel for stability and strength, while aluminum was used for the upper half to lower the center of mass. The sculpture’s base holds over 9,000 pounds of concrete ballast. Roadrunner Fabrication assisted by rolling the metal to achieve complex curves, with custom splines required for the legs of the stem.

 

The piece is assembled using 275 bolts, collectively weighing nearly 350 pounds. Heavy machinery was employed on-site, with team members working on boom lifts while a forklift lull helped position each section. The structure achieved full integrity once the final top joint was secured, evenly distributing the forces.

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