«Ship» Light Installation
Muravlenko, Russia | 2020
Description:
A large-scale decorative light installation designed as a modular steel frame clad with composite panels and polycarbonate.
The structure was transported over 2,000 miles across Russia by truck, requiring size optimization of each module to comply with standard freight limits.
It was assembled near the Arctic Circle under extreme winter temperatures, demanding on-site installation solutions resilient to sub-zero conditions.
Dimensions:
31.8 × 8.2 × 28.2 ft (W × L × H)
Software:
Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk AutoCAD, CorelDraw, Solid Edge
Materials:
Square and rectangular steel tubes, steel rods, steel sheet, composite panels, monolithic polycarbonate, duralight, garland
Technologies:
Welding, tube bending, steel sheet bending, CNC laser cutting, CNC milling
My roles in this project:
• Modeled a detailed 3D structure of the ship frame
• Prepared production-ready technical drawings
• Exported CNC files for all steel and polycarbonate parts
• Supervised fabrication and assembly preparation
Key achievements:
• Designed a complex, large-scale illuminated structure with intricate detailing and three-dimensional curvature
• Engineered for modular disassembly and repeated seasonal use, while ensuring compatibility with transport limitations and enabling rapid assembly
• Maintained structural reliability and visual fidelity during cold-weather installation in Arctic conditions.
