Cinnamon Grand ventures into interactive art
View(s):Cinnamon Grand Colombo’s focus on sustainability now goes beyond products and service to art. The hotel’s new sustainable contemporary art collection ‘Symbiosis’ sees artists from the Collective of Contemporary Artists (CoCA) headed by Chinthaka and Poornima Thenuwara working in partnership to create the concepts for some interactive works of art.
The hotel’s own engineering and garden teams worked on the concepts for over six months to put together a collection of two interactive installations as part of Cinnamon Grand’s aesthetic drive to take the hotel’s art agenda to the next level. The two installations recently unveiled are each unique and yet connected to the property and to each other, making the collection a carefully curated experience for guests and visitors to the hotel.
The Illusionists
The first piece, titled Illusionist is a mechanical installation comprising a steel structure housing bicycle wheels that work together when interacted with, attempting to depict a chain reaction, which is showcased near the Cheers Pub. The second piece which is unnamed at present is an inspired garden seat produced with grass and scrap metal creating a space for guests to relax and fantasize. The thought-provoking piece with a clock emphasising being in the ‘now’, hopes to inspire the need to embrace the present moment, despite the many daily distractions of living. This piece can be found at the Tea Lounge garden.
Created almost entirely with waste material, the installations are the result of the first partnership between a corporate entity and local artists where the work was produced entirely in collaboration. Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-city hotels Rohan Karr said “We are honoured to participate in a sustainable and creative partnership that has enhanced Cinnamon Grand’s continuing ideology to combine creativity with sustainability.”
The Symbiosis Collection is now open at Cinnamon Grand Colombo for public viewing and interacting. Artists interested in showcasing their work in the hotels can further email their details to CCityArt@cinnamonhotels.com.
 Name the piece and winStaying true to the concept of interaction, viewers of these contemporary pieces of art now have an opportunity to make their mark in Sri Lanka’s art sphere by suggesting an imaginative name for the <unnamed> installation. The lucky winner of the chosen name will not only name the thought-provoking piece, but would be walking away with a voucher for four, at a restaurant at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Suggest a name for this contemporary interactive piece by hashtagging#CGrandArt on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by August 20. | |