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On The Aesthetics Of Wind-Tunnels.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino, during an aerodynamics test. (Watercolor)
If there is any place on Earth that resonates with Platonic beauty it is the wind-tunnel. A chilly, highly specialized place far removed from daily life, reminiscent even of Hieronymus Bosch's tunnel of light that leads the way to heaven.
Lit beautifully by cold fluorescent light, this is a room that feels like its moving at high speed. Wind inside a building is strange anyway, but a room constructed especially for it is an enigma, which I think is at its best when seen empty.
So here are a few tunnels-pictures from my collection.
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Credits:
1. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheol 2. source untraceable 3. http://history.nasa.gov 4. http://www.scielo.org.ar 5. http://www.daimlerchrysler.com 6. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov 7. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov 8. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov 9. http://www.daidalospeutz.be 10. http://arc.pininfarina.it 11. http://www.etw.de
– Theun Karelse - 18 Feb 2007