Tidal Tango

Refracting onto itself, the mirror-finish stainless steel elements articulating contemporary artist Vibhor Sogani’s Tidal Tango ask visitors to ponder the minute rhythms and harmonies of life, repeated every day in similar patterns. Mimicking the ebb and flow of the ocean’s waves, the sculpture embodies a symphonic dynamism; a convergence between power and serenity; the sublime in the mundane.

Much like the recurring rhythm that gave birth to the first cinematic image (the zoetrope), Tidal Tango unfolds in disparate bands made from a whole, like crashing waves borne of the same ocean, epitomising motion and stillness—rising, falling, resting, colliding—an icy, fluid dance. The composition is mirrored on a black reflective canvas, doubling the colliding, silvery waves into its twin persona, a fleeting moment repeated, mirrored, frozen in time.

Vibhor Sogani

Vibhor Sogani, an NID Ahmedabad alumnus, is a leading creative professional known for light and art installations. Notable works include ‘Sprouts’ in Delhi and ‘Joy’ in the UAE. His large-scale public art projects span the UAE, Europe, and the US.