A spherical volumetric display simulates the turbulence, flares and spots visible at the surface of the sun. The piece is animated by fluid dynamic equations like reaction diffusion, Navier-Stokes, Perlin noise and fractal flames, together with the latest imagery from NASA’s solar observatories. The content is not a video loop but a live simulation, so the content never repeats itself. “Blue Sun” is an iconic chandelier, constantly changing, inspired by the geometric immersive work of Latin American artists such as Jesús Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Julio Le Parc on the one hand and by scientists such as Pierre de Fermat, Oleg Losev and Shuji Nakamura on the other. The piece is a co-production by APMA Museum in Seoul and the Musée National des Beaux Arts in Québec City.
