Aerocene Pacha is the name of the latest project by Tomás Saraceno. A large hot air balloon capable of flying with the help of solar energy, that recently won six Guinness Book of Records. Contemporary art has accustomed us to rather spectacular works: from the colossus of Damien Hirst in Venice to the spatial sculpture of Trevor Paglen. Tomás Saraceno is not new to ambitious installations but this time its bigger and better.
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In fact, for his latest work, Saraceno has surpassed six world firsts, with his hot air balloon powered by solar energy that he successfully flew over the Argentinian salt lake.
The Argentine artist's project was commissioned by BTS a South Korean music group formed in Seoul in 2013, one of the leading exponents of K-Pop's genre. We are talking about a superpower of the music industry, given that in 2018 they were the second in terms of sales worldwide according to the IFPI - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - and each year they earn more than 5.5 trillion won ( 4 million in euros). Saraceno's project is just one of the several planned by CONNECT, the public art program promoted by Bangtan Boys, which will support other artistic projects in four other cities: London, Berlin, Seoul and New York.
