Work for exterior spaces by BREAKFAST

Outdoor Kinetic Sculpture

An outdoor kinetic sculpture is a moving artwork built to live outside, in weather, all day and night.

BREAKFAST's first built outdoor work is Athens Gusts, in Greece. He has also designed a set of large outdoor sculptures that are ready to commission for plazas, towers, and landmarks.

Built: Athens Gusts

Athens Gusts is made of Rings, a medium BREAKFAST developed over two years to live outdoors and move 24 hours a day. The rings turn with real wind readings, so the piece shows the air moving over a place.

Designed and ready to commission

Zakreet Wind, Tower Wind, Sea Level Lighthouse, Globe, Vitals, and Drive are outdoor sculptures BREAKFAST has designed but not yet built. The images and video are renderings.

Each can be commissioned as shown or adapted to a site.

Commissioning an outdoor piece

Outdoor works are designed for the site: its weather, its sightlines, and how people pass through it. The process is the same as any commission, from conversation to design and engineering to fabrication and installation by BREAKFAST's team.

Start an outdoor commission inquiry

Outdoor sculpture questions, answered

Can kinetic sculpture be installed outdoors?

Yes, when it is engineered for it. BREAKFAST's Rings medium was developed to live outdoors and move around the clock.

What outdoor kinetic sculptures has BREAKFAST made?

Athens Gusts (2024), a sculpture of rotating rings in Greece, is his first built outdoor work. Zakreet Wind, Tower Wind, Sea Level Lighthouse, Globe, Vitals, and Drive are outdoor concepts that have not yet been built.

What moves an outdoor piece?

Motors choreographed by live data such as local wind, or the wind itself, depending on the medium.

How do I commission one?

Start an inquiry with the site and what you have in mind.