Holos

Permanent spatial artwork · 2021

ArtistDavid Spriggs
Date2021
Dimensions381 × 185 × 185 cm
150 × 73 × 73 in
MaterialsAcrylic on twenty layered plexiglass planes in a lit display case on a marble pedestal
LocationConrad Lobby, Resorts World Las Vegas
StatusPermanent installation

Spiralling particles gather into a whole whose form suggests continuous movement.

Holos takes its title from the Greek word meaning whole or entire. Its spherical formation brings many separate particles into an apparently shared motion, allowing individuality and collective order to remain visible together. The work references the swirlonic state of active matter described in a 2020 scientific study, in which groups of active particles orbit a common centre. This reference gives the sphere a particular significance: its wholeness suggests an organisation sustained through movement. The painted particles remain still, yet their curving paths allow the eye to follow an implied circulation. Changes in viewpoint open the formation into separate marks before it gathers again as a luminous body. Holos is permanently installed at the entrance to the Conrad Lobby at Resorts World Las Vegas.

David Spriggs, Holos, 2021, frontal view. Spherical formation of spiralling marks painted across transparent plexiglass.

David Spriggs, Holos, reverse view. Spherical formation of spiralling marks painted across transparent plexiglass. — *Holos*, reverse view.

David Spriggs, Holos, reverse oblique view. Spherical formation of spiralling marks painted across transparent plexiglass. — *Holos*, reverse oblique view.

David Spriggs, Holos, detail of the painted particles. — *Holos*, detail of the painted particles.

David Spriggs, Holos, side view showing the transparent planes. — *Holos*, side view showing the transparent planes.

David Spriggs, Holos, art installation view, Resorts World Las Vegas. Spherical formation of spiralling marks painted across transparent plexiglass. — *Holos*, installation view, Resorts World Las Vegas.