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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Credits:

1. 1. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheol
2. 2. source untraceable
3. 3. http://history.nasa.gov
4. 4. http://www.scielo.org.ar
5. 5. http://www.daimlerchrysler.com
6. 6. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov
7. 7. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov
8. 8. http://aocentral.arc.nasa.gov
9. 9. http://www.daidalospeutz.be
10. 10. http://arc.pininfarina.it
11. 11. http://www.etw.de

– Theun Karelse - 18 Feb 2007