My co-operation with the Finnish sculptor Kari Huhtamo started off in mid-1980s. Back then I was one of the few architects using state-of-the-art 3D CAD modeling tools. Kari had a design for a steel relief that was going to be placed in a hall. I made a 3D model and some renderings of the hall with the sculpture.
In the 1990s I helped Kari on several occasions. We even re-enacted a sculpture competition process for a tv program that we scripted together. Kari has always been interested in virtual modeling. He works with modelers and animators to bring his designs to life before they are executed.
I just learned that Kari's sculpture is on display at the presidential summer residence in Naantali. You can see a photo collection of the works at http://www.huhtamo.com/exhibitions/kultaranta/index.htm (click on the photos to proceed).
Kari's steel mobiles make the weight of steel disappear. This photo shows a mobile made for the WM-data (now Logica) building in Helsinki (photo copyright Kari Huhtamo):
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