"There's something almost unsettling about a structure that appears to breathe. Not in a horror movie kind of way, but in that quiet, mesmerizing way that makes you stop, squint, and wonder if what you're seeing is really happening. That's exactly what Vincent Leroy's Fractal Swarm does to people. It sits in the vast openness of the Tanzanian plains, and it moves. Not because of motors or hidden mechanisms, but because of the wind."
"Fractal Swarm is his latest statement on that idea, and it might be the most ambitious one yet. The installation is built around the logic of fractal geometry, which is the kind of math that describes the way nature repeats itself at different scales. Think of the branching pattern of a tree, or the way a fern unfolds, or the texture of a coastline seen from above."
Fractal Swarm is a large-scale, wind-driven installation on the dry Tanzanian plains that moves without motors or hidden mechanisms. The work applies fractal geometry to create branching configurations that echo natural repetition seen in trees, ferns, and coastlines. Vincent Leroy, a Paris-based French artist raised in rural Normandy, trained in industrial design and developed an obsession with movement, producing kinetic sculptures and installations. His practice sits between sculpture and installation, treating movement as a material rather than merely an effect. The installation mirrors the sparse acacia silhouettes and fragmented vegetation, making natural patterns visible through simple, wind-activated motion.
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