Client: The Franklin Institute
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The Neural Climber transforms the atrium of The Franklin Institute into an immersive exploration of human cognition. Inspired by Piranesi’s Carceri and the structure of the brain, this climber uses varying opacities of glass and lighting effects to create a constantly shifting play of reflection, color, and motion. The result is an architectural metaphor for intuition and contemplation—an installation that invites visitors to suspend their disbelief and move through the mind’s infinite pathways, engaging visitors of all ages in science, art, and play.
A webbing of mesh,
glass saucers, and kids, all glow
with chromatic light