Nimbus II by Berndnaut Smilde, created using a smoke machine and closely controlling the atmospheric and lighting conditions in the room (Photo: © Berndnaut Smilde)

Indoor Clouds

Nimbus II by Berndnaut Smilde, created using a smoke machine and closely controlling the atmospheric and lighting conditions in the room (Photo: © Berndnaut Smilde)

Cloud Appreciation Society member, Peter Kaiser from Vienna sent us this link to stunning indoor clouds that were created by artist Berndnaut Smilde. He uses smoke machines combined with lighting and interior atmospheric conditions along with meticulous experimentation to create these results. He told Gizmag “I wanted to make the image of a typical Dutch raincloud inside a space”.

12 thoughts on “Indoor Clouds”

  1. Cynthia Friedlob avatar Cynthia says:

    This is brilliant! I came to the site specifically to see if someone had posted it here and was delighted to see it featured. So clever, so lovely, and such fun! The best art “installation” I’ve seen in years!

  2. Deborah Hoad avatar Debbie says:

    “…this is not a cloud, never will be and should not be described as a cloud.”

    It’s art, fool. Talk about missing the point.

  3. Max says:

    @Fraser, while they are made of smoke, they are actually very tightly controlled. This is what provides their shape. Read more here: http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-clouds/21702/

  4. Mark says:

    Can we get Berndnaut Smilde to visit the UK and make clouds over here? The turbine hall at Tate Modern would make a perfect venue.
    Petra- neither budgies or clouds should be kept as pets, let them fly free!

  5. Michael Carl Davies avatar Michael C Davies says:

    Great idea. Looks amazing :)

  6. Petra Kagleder avatar Petra says:

    I was thinking of getting a budgie, but now I want a pet cloud! Love it.

  7. Erin Evett avatar Erin says:

    that photo is AWESOME

  8. Peter V Nelson says:

    That’s ok, Fraser. You may have but a “too-closed a mind” for the openness of cloud-‘potential.’

  9. Matt says:

    Fraser, what gives? It’s a smoke cloud, not a rain cloud… but it’s still a cloud!

  10. Sean Graham avatar Sean Graham says:

    Ah come on!!! This is fun. A cloud is a thing of beauty and we must remember that a cloud is a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground. Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion. We can differentiate the two on the basis that a cloud is formed simply by processes of natural evaporation. Clouds are sometimes produced as a result of emission from factories where they will often evaporate, cool and condense to form water droplets. I don’t think this is a misrepresentation or a ‘miss representation’ but a work of art. Seriously who would’ve known that a small cloud like this could exist in the great indoors? Mr Fraser I firmly believe you’re mistaken. Anything that’s airborne & even partly composed of water vapour is a cloud.

  11. Fraser says:

    Hi There, I have been looking your website with great interest. However the post is ridiculous, the image above is of well lit smoke – this is not a cloud, never will be and should not be described as a cloud.

    Unfortunately due to this miss representation of the great thing that is a cloud I can not join.

    Good Day.

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