Stunning art installation fills 400-year-old Greek ruin with colorful ‘pixels’

The Greek island of Paxos is home to some incredible ruins. Crumbling stone structures from hundreds of years ago are scattered about the tiny island, giving it a rustic ancient feel.

The last thing you’d expect to find when walking through the ruins is a colorful contemporary art installation. And yet, there it is—a chromatic array of fabric strung across a 400-year-old courtyard. The German artist duo, Quintessenz, installed the colorful new piece for the Paxos Contemporary Art Project, and it’s a perfectly modern contrast to the island’s worn aesthetic.

Jewgeni Roppel/Quintessenz via Designboom

Jewgeni Roppel/Quintessenz via Designboom

The installation is made from more than 120 pieces of fabric that hang in layers to create a pixelated effect. The artists cut the gauzy fabric and spray painted it a rainbow selection of hues before stringing each cut-out across the courtyard of the ruin. With the exact right amount of space between each piece of fabric, the layers begin to blend into a chromatic array of pixels.

Jewgeni Roppel/Quintessenz via Designboom

Quintessenz is known for translating digital aesthetics into physical artwork. They’ve recently created similar installations for Berlin Fashion Week and in France. It’s a pretty stunning effect no matter the site, but we have to say, it looks particularly stunning when contrasted against centuries-old stone.

Via: Designboom