Kaleidoscope (Expo 67)

The Kaleidoscope Pavilion was a sponsored pavilion at Expo 67, the International World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1967.

Kaleidoscope Pavilion

Theme

Designed to reflect a color-based theme, the pavilion acted as an oversized, three-dimensional color wheel.[1] Built in the shape of a carousel, it featured 112 colored fins that created the illusion the structure was moving as spectators moved across the Expo grounds.[2] The interior of the pavilion consisted of a 12-minute film titled Man and Color that was projected on oversized screens.[3] Shown over the course of three differently designed rooms, mirrors were used to create an abstract, reflection-driven experience of color.[1] Music for the exhibit was composed by R. Murray Schafer.[4][1]

Creators

Sponsored by six Canadian chemical companies, the pavilion was designed by members of the University of Waterloo’s Institute of Design and Morley Markson and Associates, a Toronto-based industrial design firm.[3] The project director was University of Waterloo professor Vir Handa.[5]

References
  1. Gagnon, Monika Kin. "Kaleidoscope". cinemaexpo67.ca. Cinema Expo 67. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. Cotter, Bill (2016). Montreal's Expo 67. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9781439658109. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. Sloan, Johanne (2010). "The Visual Culture of Expo 67". In Kenneally, Rhona Richman; Sloan, Johanne (eds.). Expo 67 : not just a souvenir. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802097088.
  4. Brown, Thomas C. (2 July 2006). "Music at Expo 67". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. "Explosion sparks Expo pavilion". University of Waterloo Quarterly. 7 (4): 2. December 1966.
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