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Rolling Stone

Poetic Kinetics — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:37:42 +0000

40 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2015

Best Large-Scale Biology Lesson: Papilio Merraculous

Last year, the Los Angeles art collective Poetic Kinetics brought a gigantic rolling astronaut to Coachella; this year they did something even better. On Friday, the art piece Papilio Merraculous made its debut as a caterpillar the size of a city bus, slowly cruising around the Coachella grounds. On Saturday, it looked different, and music fans who remembered their elementary-school biology knew that the caterpillar was pupating. On Sunday, it emerged as an enormous gauzy butterfly: a demonstration of actual biological processes and a suggestion that Coachella could fundamentally change anyone who showed up for all three days.

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Huffington Post

Poetic Kinetics — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:20:09 +0000

What also dazzled was Poetic Kinetics companion interactive pieces “Papilio Merraculous” a Coachella Caterpillar that included the Coachella Butterfly. These two mobiles moved across the fields that metamorphosized into trance-like insects aglow in mesmerizing blinged-out color fields.

Coachella Butterfly by Poetic Kinetics. Photo by EMS.

Coachella Music Festival kicked off another round of it’s 2015 edition with a new array of art pieces that brought alive the Empire Polo Fields once again in Indio, California. With new art pieces roving the grounds among the teaming lots of adoring fans, Coachella stayed true in transforming it’s day experience into night that makes it unique among music festivals.

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The Sun

Poetic Kinetics — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 06:39:12 +0000

Coachella 2015: Giant butterfly greets fans a day early during second weekend

INDIO >> With the big reveal of the giant butterfly during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, attendees during this weekend were eagerly waiting to greet the large moving piece of art in person.

Well, the wait is over.

Festivalgoers on Saturday were finally able to meet Papilio Merraculous, a day earlier than first weekend attendees when it rolled out during the last day of the fest.

Karina Lingesso, 21, of Ventura said she was pleased she would be able to have the butterfly around for two days this weekend.

“It’s crazy that they did this. I saw the video that they were doing something amazing and this lives up to that,” she said, staring up to the colorful butterfly. “This is so gorgeous. The caterpillar to butterfly is really cool that they did that.”

The stunning new moving art piece by the Los Angeles-based art collective known as Poetic Kinetics.

Papilio Merraculous was created to help bring awareness to the declining monarch butterfly population, said Patrick Shearn, president of Poetic Kinetics.

“Every year 1.5 million acres of monarch habitat are destroyed. An area equal to the size of the Coachella Polo Field x 7,500,” according to Poetic Kinetics.

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Billboard

Poetic Kinetics — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:55:23 +0000

Coachella 2015 Friday Weekend 2 Recap: Alabama Shakes Delivers Standout Set, AC/DC Returns With Fireworks & More

By Jeff Miller, Indio, Calif. | April 18, 2015 11:15 AM EDT

Papilio Merraculous art installation by Poetic Kinetics watches as Alabama Shakes perform during day 1 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 2) at The Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2015 in Indio, California.

Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella

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Most Instagrammed Art Installations

Poetic Kinetics — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:43:39 +0000

“Caterpillar’s Longing” by Poetic Kinetics

The enormous caterpillar captured the attention of festival-goers over the weekend, before disappearing, only to later reemerge as a butterfly on Sunday morning.

Here are the top photos related to the installation, with 147K likes, 65K likes and 7K likes, respectively:

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Press Enterprise

Poetic Kinetics — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:16:42 +0000

COACHELLA 2015: Ambitious art transforms the festival

The Coachella Valley Art and Music Festival welcomed multiple art installations, many of which lit up. A caterpillar that became a butterfly was a highlight.

BY ALEX GROVES / STAFF WRITER

Published: April 12, 2015 Updated: 11:46 p.m.

The most popular sight at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wasn’t Sunday night headliner Drake or even celeb guest Justin Bieber – it was a giant yellow and black striped caterpillar.

Thousands of people snapped selfies with “Papilio Merraculous,” the roving art installation from Poetic Kinetics (the people behind the Coachella Snail in 2013 and last year’s giant astronaut) as it moved about the festival grounds.

Headline artists, electronic DJs, and indie rockers may mark the scene at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, but it wouldn’t be Coachella without large-scale art installations to draw in crowds. Festival goers visited the 14 works for the atmosphere, for some shade, for the beauty, and, of course, for the photo opportunity.

On Sunday, April 12, the third day of the festival, the caterpillar became yet another Coachella landmark, as it turned into a butterfly with multicolored wings that could flap up and down, drawing in Tim Mensalvas, 26, of San Diego.

“We kind of thought something like this might happen,” Mensalvas said as he sat with his girlfriend. “We were talking about how it kind of missed a step, though; it went from being a caterpillar straight to being a butterfly, but it was still really cool to see.”

For modern art enthusiasts and those who are curious about what this iteration of the festival brought to the art world, here is a selection of the artworks and some information about them.

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Caterpillar’s Longing

Poetic Kinetics — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 23:56:21 +0000

For Immediate Release

MEET ‘CATERPILLAR’S LONGING’, POETIC KINETICS’ NEWEST CREATION AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

#CoachellaCaterpillar WANTS TO KNOW “WHO R U?”

April 10, 2015 – Today in Indio, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reveals the fifth installment of Poetic Kinetics’ larger than life “Coachella Creature” that has become part of the festival’s iconography, roaming the polo field each year. Attendees began speculating weeks before gates opened on what kind of “Coachella Creature” Poetic Kinetics may bring. Last year’s Coachella Astronaut and the previous years, Coachella Snail, garnered record-breaking groundswell across the social mediascape and have become an act to anticipate at the festival alongside the musical artists on the bill.

“Caterpillar’s Longing” represents the social appetites of our youth or the journey of self-discovery and personal transformation that are often a part of the festival experience. The team also hoped to shed light on a little known, albeit vital, issue impacting our ecosystem in that the monarch caterpillar and butterfly are in imminent threat of extinction due to the lack of milkweed and destruction of their natural habitat. More information about Poetic Kinetics, #CoachellaCaterpillar and the importance of milkweed to the monarch species is found at http://smarturl.it/CaterpillarsLonging.

This gargantuan kinetic sculpture (90’ long x 17’ in diameter) was modeled after the Monarch Caterpillar. Situated around a 12-ton variable reach industrial forklift on a PVC and fabric façade, Caterpillar’s Longing can raise its head to a height of up to 45 feet into the air.

It also features an innovative mechanical walking leg system designed to simulate the naturalistic slinky motion of a caterpillar, plus six animatronic legs, which gives it the ability to crawl about the grassy fields as if in search of friends, music or a big bowl of milkweed. Other internal systems control illumination technology to endow the creature with a soft and unforgettable bioluminescence at night. In addition, this installation marks a landmark achievement in festival technology as the first ever art installation at a festival to communicate with attendees via a mobile app. Those within Bluetooth range will receive a notification from the Coachella 2015 App. Messages direct from the Caterpillar bring this piece to life encouraging fun interactions between festivalgoers and #CoachellaCaterpillar while giving this creature a real-time voice and personality.

By interacting with the community in this way Caterpillar’s Longing reminds us that we exist in a world where, whether or not it’s intentional, the way we live our lives has an impact on each other and the environment. The Caterpillar’s search for milkweed, for instance, is essential to its natural maturation process much like one might hold that music is for the youth. By viewing the festival as a stage for personal growth and self-discovery it becomes possible to imagine the community as a transformative cocoon. Perhaps then, through experiences like those found at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival a chrysalis of personal change can form around us in the music we love and the friendships we make so that upon heading back out into the world something new and beautiful can emerge – and fly.

ABOUT POETIC KINETICS

Poetic Kinetics has most recently focused on pioneering new uses for large-scale kinetic art installations, experiential design & technology, and time-lapse film production. Excited by creative concept development, Poetic Kinetics specializes in Animatronics, Solar Technology, Flame Effects & Fire Performance, Performance Development & Direction, Aerial Performance & Rigging, Environment & Experience Design, Large Scale Choreography, Lighting Design & Video Production, Event and Installation Production, Theatrical Costuming & Set Design. This creative, diverse team can dream anything up and make it real. Their passion and dedication take them far, creating magic at festivals and events around the world.

Press Contact:

Desiree Barlow | 310-880-9662 | Desiree@PoeticKinetics.com

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Coachella 2015 Art Preview

Poetic Kinetics — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 21:39:57 +0000

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