What happened next was perhaps the most ambitious kinetic sculpture ever commissioned, the Nebula.

Conceived and designed by Berkeley, Calif. artist Reuben Margolin, and built and installed by Mark Sabatino’s Gizmo Art Production in San Francisco, the sculpture seems to swim as a motor on the ceiling rotates a massive truss holding 445 stainless steel cables connected to 15,000 reflectors, shimmering like jewels.

Margolin, whose celebrated kinetic works include the “magic wave,” the “pentagonal wave“ and many others, says the Nebula is by far his most difficult work to date.

“The thought was, to make something that is both beautiful and to make something that draws you in and to make something that really does justice to this space, and makes you appreciate that actual grandeur of the atrium,” he told Wired.com.

In other words, the Nebula is an insanely complex engineering feat that has to be seen to be believed.

No problem: Early on in the process, Gizmo, Margolin and the Hilton Anatole invited us to document the sculpture’s birth. Our award-winning video team, led by producer Annaliza Savage and cameraman Greg Stidham, shot more than a hundred hours of footage, including a complete stop motion record of the entire installation, as well as interviews with Margolin, the crew and the normally publicity-shy Crow.

Above is a teaser trailer of what’s to come in the video series: “Creating the Nebula.” Stay tuned for the incredible first full length segment, coming up soon.

Oh, and if you can’t wait until then, book a flight to Dallas. The Nebula is scheduled to open to the public in about two weeks.

Authors: Evan Hansen

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