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Arcadia

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Repurposing military hardware into transformational art and unifying experiences.

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BBC followed our journey from conception through to delivery of The Dragonfly at @glastofest Full mini doc - youtu.be/c8GsHEGb7t8?si…

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PHASE 1: Exploration - scouring scrapyards for Dragonfly DNA 🎬 - Trago Studio #dragonfly #research #exploring #scraphunt #repurposing #design #scrap #arcadia

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See us at Valley Fest this weekend with The Alchemist’s Playground, The Afterburner and Lords of Lightning valleyfest.co.uk

See us at Valley Fest this weekend with The Alchemist’s Playground, The Afterburner and Lords of Lightning 

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PHASE 3: Design Stage - technical drawings, CAD renders and 3D models to integrate both engineering and tech elements of the installation 🎬 - Trago Studio #dragonfly #aracdia #engineering #design #tech #renders #installation #glastonbury

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Six weeks ago today, the Dragonfly took flight for the first time @glastofest Who was with us? 🎬 - Trago Studio Track - Transistor Rhythms #arcadia #dragonfly #throwback #newstage #installation #glastonbury

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Phase 4: Workshop Welding, lifting, cutting and testing - this was such a huge step in the project. From concept to creature, she started to take shape 🎬 - Trago Studio #glastonbury #festival #installation #arcadia #crew #construction #build

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Phase Five: Build The final build, tech install and full testing at Glastonbury 🎬 - Trago Studio Track - Transistor Rhythms #dragonfly #arcadia #glastonbury #design #stagedesign #build #engineering #tech #stagebuild #festival #artinstallation #install

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Phase 6: Live Show This is the magical moment where we see all the hard work accumulate and the audience underneath the creature for the first time 👀 🎬 - Trago Studio #audience #liveshow #glastonbury #arcadia #dragonfly #glasto2024

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They create metal monsters for the world's biggest stages 🤯 Arcadia are the masterminds creating mind-blowing sculptures out of scrap metal for massive music festivals like Glastonbury Festival. From a GIANT metal spider to a dragonfly, they can literally make anything come to life!

They create metal monsters for the world's biggest stages 🤯

<a href="/A_rcadia/">Arcadia</a> are the masterminds creating mind-blowing sculptures out of scrap metal for massive music festivals like <a href="/glastonbury/">Glastonbury Festival</a>. From a GIANT metal spider to a dragonfly, they can literally make anything come to life!
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10 years since the Spider landed in Thailand - first thread in the global web 🕸️ New dates dropping soon... 📷 - charlieraven #arcadia #spider

10 years since the Spider landed in Thailand - first thread in the global web 🕸️

New dates dropping soon... 

📷 - <a href="/charlieraven/">charlieraven</a> 
#arcadia #spider