A flock over the desert
In February 2020 Studio DRIFT flew Franchise Freedom at Hegra in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, a UNESCO World Heritage site. 300 drones flew as a flock of starlings above the desert and an ancient tomb cut into the rock.
The swarm flew at night above Hegra. The tomb below was lit; the rest of the light came from 300 drones, moving the way starlings move.
Franchise Freedom, a work by DRIFT, created by the artists Lonneke Gordijn, Ralph Nauta and Lucas van Oostrum. Read more about Franchise Freedom.
Photos: Ossip van Duivenbode.
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