Zara 50 - 50 Songs of the Sea

The observatory at the top of Monte de San Pedro in A Coruña was transformed into a kinetic installation that encompasses viewers within a luminous visual poem to mark Zara’s 50th year.

Open daily, the piece curated by Artist & Designer Es Devlin, comes to life multiple times each day across a four month open period.

The work responds to the energy of this historic Galician site - a rugged promontory that juts into the waves and weather systems of the Atlantic ocean - marked by the broad reaching beams of the legendary UNESCO protected Tower of Hercules - the world’s only working roman lighthouse.

Visitors will encounter 360degree views from the observatory - poised between vistas that reach south towards the depths of Spain and Africa, east across Europe, and west across the Atlantic towards the Americas.

Within the observatory’s 25 metre diameter domed interior, 250 seats are set within 3 concentric revolving turntables. Visitors will rotate around one another, as they are immersed in a visual installation that celebrates this milestone in Zara’s history, transmitted through poetry, dance, music and light.

LarMac engaged its incredible creative team in the creative development and realisation of the artwork, including custom content creation - all alongside full technical delivery and ongoing technical support.

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