POLESTAR
We Harvest Wind
An immersive installation that highlights the sustainability advantages of charging electric vehicles with wind energy.
SCIENTIFIC INSIGHT
CREDITS
Artistic Lead
Thijs Biersteker
Scientific Sustainability Lead
Fredrika Klarén (Polestar)
Studio Director
Sophie de Krom
Technical Lead
Ian Considine
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THE EXPERIENCE
The interactive installation allows visitors to activate the fans and bring the wind-powered world to life themselves.
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3D recycled printing
The New Raw
Soundscape
End of Time
Material development
in collaboration with Polestar. Under the lead of Ross Kelk and Paul Foster
Engineering
BerkelaarMRT, ID-Huis
MATERIALISATION
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EXHIBITIONS
LLUM Barcelona (SP), 2023
Gent Design Week (BE), 2022
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), 2021
Using renewable energy to charge electric cars can halve their lifetime impact (based on Polestar’s Life Cycle Assessment report).
Humans are the only species capable of converting wind into energy, making the necessary transition to green energy, not a revolution but an evolution.
With special thanks to
Jochem Esser, Tom Bekkers, Robin Vrugt, Cécile Garcia, Theo Rekelhof, Lode Dijkers, Ed Douwes, Valéry Gresnigt and the wind
Credits images
Thijs Biersteker, Jerome Fischer
REACH
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