{"id":14140,"date":"2025-09-06T00:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/vincent-leroys-kinetic-cloud-sculpture-of-glossy-pink-spheres-hovers-at-seouls-design-plaza\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T00:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:29:48","slug":"vincent-leroys-kinetic-cloud-sculpture-of-glossy-pink-spheres-hovers-at-seouls-design-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/vincent-leroys-kinetic-cloud-sculpture-of-glossy-pink-spheres-hovers-at-seouls-design-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"vincent leroy\u2019s kinetic cloud sculpture of glossy pink spheres hovers at seoul\u2019s design plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Vincent Leroy\u2019s kinetic sculpture evokes cosmic molecular cloud<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Installed in front of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Molecular Cloud is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/kinetic-installations\/\">kinetic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/sculpture\/\">sculpture<\/a><\/strong> by French artist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/vincent-leroy\/\">Vincent Leroy<\/a><\/strong>. The work draws inspiration from cosmic molecular formations, translating them into a floating, cloud-like structure suspended within the urban setting. The piece is part of DDP Design &amp; Art in Seoul, whose 2025 edition explores the theme of movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/interactive-installation\/\">installation<\/a><\/strong> consists of large mirrored spheres tinted in glossy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/pink\/\">pink<\/a><\/strong>. These elements reflect the surrounding environment, sky, buildings, and passersby, creating a constantly shifting interplay of light and form. Slowly, the spheres move in relation to one another, generating fluid and changing compositions. The motion suggests organic breathing, achieved through a calibrated balance between geometric structure and mechanical precision.<\/p>\n<p>all images by Vcollective \u2013 Shirley Xie, Titi Lee<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Moving mirrored pink spheres capture Seoul\u2019s changing light<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Positioned against the backdrop of Zaha Hadid\u2019s DDP, Molecular Cloud establishes a dialogue with the building\u2019s flowing, metallic architecture. The contrast between the static structure and the moving sculpture highlights different approaches to material, form, and reflection. Together, they produce an environment where light, shadow, and surface interact in continuous variation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project was originally conceived by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincentleroy.com\/\">the artist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Paris and first presented in California at the Coachella Festival in 2023. For its installation in Seoul, it was fabricated in Guangzhou and realized through collaboration with a Hong Kong\u2013based production agency, underlining its international scope. By combining reflective material, kinetic engineering, and spatial placement, Vincent Leroy\u2019s Molecular Cloud explores the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and environment. Its slow movements invite observation and pause within the pace of the city, encouraging an experience of space defined as much by stillness as by motion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Leroy\u2019s kinetic sculpture evokes cosmic molecular formations<\/p>\n<p>glossy pink mirrored spheres form the floating cloud-like structure<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the installation reflects sky, city, and passersby in shifting patterns<\/p>\n<p>Molecular Cloud\u2019s poles mirror the building\u2019s traffic people axes<\/p>\n<p>spheres hover lightly against Zaha Hadid\u2019s metallic architecture<\/p>\n<p>movement suggests a rhythmic breathing within the urban setting<\/p>\n<p>Molecular Cloud explores stillness, movement, and spatial perception<\/p>\n<p>slow motion transforms the spheres into fluid, organic compositions<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>Molecular Cloud installed in front of Seoul\u2019s Dongdaemun Design Plaza<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong>\u00a0Molecular Cloud<\/p>\n<p><strong>designer:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vincentleroy.com\/\">Vincent Leroy<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vincent_leroy_studio\/\">@vincent_leroy_studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Seoul, Korea<\/p>\n<p><strong>host:<\/strong> DDP Design &amp; Art in Seoul | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ddp_seoul\/\">@ddp_seoul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>curator:<\/strong> Minsoo Kim \u2013 Seoul Design Foundation | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/seoul_design_foundation\/\">@seoul_design_foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>production:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcollective.co\/\">Vcollective \u2013 Shirley Xie<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vcollective_ltd\/\">@vcollective_ltd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>China exhibition agency:<\/strong> DesignNuha<\/p>\n<p><strong>photography and video: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcollective.co\/\">Vcollective \u2013 Shirley Xie<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vcollective_ltd\/\">@vcollective_ltd<\/a>, Titi Lee | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Seoul_4K\/\">@Seoul_4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>music video:<\/strong> Emile K\u00f4ji | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emile.koji\/\">@emile.koji<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\">DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/art\/vincent-leroy-kinetic-cloud-sculpture-glossy-pink-spheres-seoul-design-plaza-09-05-2025\/\">vincent leroy\u2019s kinetic cloud sculpture of glossy pink spheres hovers at seoul\u2019s design plaza<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vincent Leroy\u2019s kinetic sculpture evokes cosmic molecular cloud \u00a0 Installed in front of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Molecular Cloud is a kinetic sculpture by French artist Vincent Leroy. 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