Wind of Change

Wind of Change is a luminous aerial performance with 2000 drones that traces the invisible forces shaping our world.

The drones fly an invisible current, tracing wind patterns and oceanic movement across the sky. The wind shapes recognisable sand dune that continuously evolves as time passes. The motion grows increasingly harmonious, becoming a quiet aerial dance shaped by forces of nature.

In its final movement, the swarm unites into a single figure: the falcon, symbol of Abu Dhabi, taking its place across the night sky. As it flies, the falcon gradually dissolves into a luminous vortex suspended above the city. From this vortex, seeds drift downward, settling and growing into the city as we know it today – a gesture to the continual cycles of movement, transformation, and renewal that shape the world around us.

Special thanks to AO Multimedia & Drones for the collaboration to make this project happen.

Photos by Lance Gerber, courtesy of DCT Abu Dhabi.