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DRIFT

Studio founded by Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, creating experiential sculpture, installations and performances that examine natural phenomena through technology.

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Practice
kinetic sculpture, installation, performance
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Site-specific exhibition · Murano, Venice, Italy

In 20 Steps: a site-specific Venice exhibition

DRIFT’s project film page records In 20 Steps at Glasstress 2015 Gotika during the Venice Biennale. The studio identifies the Berengo Foundation on Murano as the site and the State Hermitage Museum as curator. Its description frames the installation around the human desire for flight, establishing a dated exhibition context without claiming a touring format.

DRIFT — In 20 Steps at the Venice Art Biennale ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10

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Kinetic light installation · Rijksmuseum collection, Amsterdam

Shylight: robotic movement with soft materials

DRIFT lists silk, aluminum, polished stainless steel, LEDs and robotics for Shylight. Layered fabric forms descend, open and retract in choreography inspired by flowers closing at night. The studio records acquisition by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, providing a museum-collection precedent for combining moving fabric with controlled light.

DRIFT — Shylight ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10

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What suspension space, maintenance access and audience clearances would a moving overhead installation require?

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In 20 Steps ↗

DRIFT

kinetic glass installation

Project details & references
Materials
glass
Year / version
2015
Documented at
Glasstress 2015 Gotika, Murano, Venice
Project context
In 20 Steps at Glasstress Gotika, Murano, 2015; Relationship to In 20 Little Steps, FOG 2017
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