Science has done a lot to assert humanity's power over natural phenomena, from medical miracles to massive feats of civil engineering, but no amount of science can trump gravity; that's a task best left to these floating art installations. Whereas science is rooted in practicality and the proven, art has no limits, meaning that, with enough creativity, gravity is a mere trifle.
Floating art installations can be purely whimsical, as is the case with the floating origami installation or gravity-defying street art in this series. However, the suspended motif can also have more serious themes. For example, 'Head in the Clouds' is an interactive cloud installation that is a critique on people's overuse of mobile devices and technology, arguing that their disconnect from reality is like having one's head in the clouds.
27 Floating Art Installations

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Pastel-Hued Textured Patisseries
This Spanish Patisserie Boasts a Mesmerizing Ceiling

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Suspended Skeleton Art
This Exhibit at the Baltimore Museum Features Fake Baiji Dolphin Bones

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Whimsical Handmade Chandeliers
Yehudalight's Suspended Lamps Feature Hand-Blown Glass Elements
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Overhead Ribbon Installation
This Cultural Ribbon Art is Suspended Over a Jazz Stage in Mall Palza
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Thin Sculptural Lighting
The U-light by Axo Light Looks Like a Practical Take on Wire Art
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Suspended Floral Gardens
Rebecca Louise Law's Bikini Berlin Installation is Striking and Sensory
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Interactive Cloud Installations
This Cloud Display Provides a Relaxing Escape for Festival Goers
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Floating Anime Ships
The 'Castle in the Sky' Installation in Tokyo Celebrates Studio Ghibli's Work
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Fantastical Raw Sculptures
Lauren Gallaspy Explores Vulnerable Imbalance in Her Work
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Suspended Origami Street Art
Mademoiselle Maurice Outdoor Installations are Made Using Paper
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Suspended Garden Installations
Karolina Maszkiewicz Encourages Guests to Enjoy Nature Artistically
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Suspended Origami Art
These Suspended Origami Pieces Come Together to Form a Flock of Birds
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Gravity-Defying Street Art
These Installations Put a Twist on Commonly Seen Street Clutter
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Technicolored Branch Installations
This Emanuelle Moreaux Project Features Hanging Elements
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Cascading Lightning Sculptures
These Magnificent Light Accessories Hang Beneath Mall Lights
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Metallic Ballooon Art
Argentinean Artist Tomas Saraceno Has Transformed Paris' Grand Palais
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Floating Forest Installations
Michael Neff Turns Abandoned Christmas Trees into Magical Art
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Interactive Motion Installations
The Lumibolic Electroluminescent Wire Sculpture Moves to Sound
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Digital Dome Installations
teamLab's Immersive Installation is Set in an Ethereal Enviroment
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Floating Box Installations
The 'Flying Boxes' Display Appears to Be Magically Floating in the Air
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Upcycled Architecture Exhibits
This Exibit at the Venice Biennale Uses 100 Tons of Recycled Waste
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Luminescent Web Sculptures
The Niemeyer Center Showcases Carlos Corona's Geometric Light Designs
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Activist Balloon Art
This Artist's Work is a Metaphor on Economic Separation in His Nation
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White Dandelion Sculptures
This Sculptural Installation Was Made from Over 3,000 Glass Orbs
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Luminescent Orb Sculptures
'Onformative' Created a Sphere Sculpture That Reacts to Light & Sound
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Cloud-Like Umbrella Displays
This Non-Traditional Ceiling is Created Using 1,100 White Umbrellas
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Insect Lightbulb Installations
This Musical Crystal Exhibit is Part of the London Design Festival
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Self-Operating Sand Artwork Tables
The Origin Coffee Table Pays Homage to Japanese art and Design
Well-Appointed Floating Tiny Homes
The 'Fang Song' Floating Tiny Home is Solar-Powered
AI-Inspired Digital Art Programs
Scorpios and HOFAA Gallery Introduce 'Evolving Perspectives'
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Statement Street Art
Alex Chinneck’s Surreal Street Art Transforms Bristol's Urban Landscape
Immersive Light Art Installations
Olafur Elisson Presents Your Psychoacoustic Light Ensemble
Floating Marble Cosmic Clocks
Zanwen Li Designs the Mobius Calendar Clock with Two Marbles
Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits
Hiroshi Sugimoto Displays the Optical Allusion Exhibition
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Infinity Loop-Shaped Museums
Aedas Completed the Design of the Yohoo Museum in Hangzhou
Analog Creativity-Inspired Installations
Moleskine Presents 'Unleash Your Genius' at BASE Milano
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Dazzling Art Design Exhibitions
Kiki Goti Showcases the Selene Exhibition at Alcova
Nature-Reconnecting Art Installations
Birkenstock Presents the Highwood Installation
Wonderous Art Installations
Olafur Eliasson’s 'Your Psychoacoustic Light Ensemble' is Immersive
Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations
The Frank Stella: Recent Sculpture Exhibition Opens in NY
Terracotta-Inspired Art Installations
Gornace Brioni's Grounded Exhibition Features Wall Coverings
Inflatable Vibrant Art Installations
ENESS Creates an Inflatable Forest Dancer Exhibition
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures
The 'Tree.ONE' From the ecoLogicStudio is Naturalistic
Dynamic Installation Science Museums
MAD has Designed the New Hainan Science Museum
Dream-Adorned Mosaic Benches
Kite and Alisha B Wormsley Create a Range of Cosmologyscape Benches
Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations
This Year's BlowUp Art The Hague Marks its Third
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Vibrant Inclusive Playground Exhibitions
Wade and Leta Presents the Falling Into Place Exhibition
Revolving Bright Kinetic Installations
Es Devlin Designs the Library of Light with 3000 Books
Monolithic Sound Installations
Torkwase Dyson Debuted Birds and Lava (Scott Joplin) in St Louis
3D-Printed Star Art Installations
Alberto Latorre and Carlos Betancourt Create the Miami Reef Star
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Illuminated Suspended Installations
Melek Zeynep Bulut Designed the Large-Scale Duo Suspension
Sensory Landmark Installations
ASUS Announces Design You Can Feel for Milan Design Week
Texture-Highlighting Design Exhibitions
The Second Material Matters Launches in London
Immersive Hotel Art Installations
The St. Regis Venice Introduces 'Terrazza 365º Azzarret'
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Orb Lighting Installations
Teamlab's Mangrove Island is an Innovative Display of Lights and Color
Concept-Driven Public Art Installations
Ivan Toth Depeña Unveils Photon/s in Downtown Charlotte
Ethereal Mesh Canopy Cafes
Kengo Kuma and Associates Designs the Cs Somme Cafe
Japanese Garden-Inspired Offices
Flooat Designs the Mitsui & Co Office Space in Tokyo
Neon Illuminated Art Installations
Morag Myerscough Creates the Love and Unity Sculpture
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
Black-Timber Stealthy Pavilions
Aptdotapt Designs the Drop-Stop Pavilion in the Mountains
Origami-Inspired Steel Art Sculptures
Jyhling Lee Created the Stainless Steel Reflector Sculpture
Colorful Dynamic Acoustic Playgrounds
Yuri Suzuki Designs the Otonomori Playground in Shanghai
Forgotten Theme-Park Art Exhibitions
Luna Luna Presents the Forgotten Fantasy Exhibition in LA
Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
Aleph Geddis Creates the Series of Dimensional Wooden Art
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Water Movement Sculptural Instruments
The Inner Waves Installation is a Musical Light Show
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Collectible Circular Design Exhibitions
Isola Presents Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens
Suspended Origami-Like Lighting
The Sora Light by Fung + Bedford for Frandsen is Artistic
Productive Mood Lighting Designs
Teixeira Design Studio Presents Moody Lighting for Gantri
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Origami-Inspired Suspended Lights
Fung + Bedford Creates the Sora Pendant Light for Frandsen
Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
This Dynamic Sculpture Takes Its Cue From Tide and Wind Data
Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions
Arran Gregory Presents the Invisible Figures Series
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Community-Centric Art Galleries
The Tableau Gallery Will Host a Roster of Designe
Sensorially Immersive Art Experiences
teamLab Presents the Phenomena Abu Dhabi Universe
3D-Printed Mood Lamps
Aleš Boem Designs the Orbyt Lamp Which Seems to Defy Gravity
Feng-Shui Satirical Home Products
Yoojin Chung Introduces its Capturing Qi Collection
Sensory Explorative Art Exhibitions
Chromasonic Presents the Making Sense of Color Exhibition
Illuminated Curtained Light Installations
Lachlan Turczan Adds to Making the Invisible Visible
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Immersive Art-Technology Installations
WNDR Museum Boston Will Feature 20 Exhibitions
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Music Festival Fabric Installations
Do Lab Created a Range of Fabric Mushrooms at Coachella
Ethereal Oil Lamp Systems
The TIWA Gallery is Beautifully Lit up by A Realm of Light
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Tire-Crafted Solar Stills
The Floating Solar Still is an Eco-Friendly Way to Purify Water
Accessibility-Enhancing Public Art Installations
Isometric Studio Presents Cloud Swing
Dynamic Moving-Illusion Furniture
Michael Jantzen Designs the Moving Furniture Series
Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures
Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey Present DIORAMA
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Interactive Weaved Jacquard Installations
A Team of Designers Create the Dung Dkar Cloak Project
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Organic Sculptural Furniture Exhibitions
Gallery Fumi Hosts the Growth + Form Exhibition in London
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Spiral-Inspired Minimal Benches
Verónica Mar Designs the Minimal Soul Sculpture Bench
Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations
These Sculptures at Kew Gardens Are Made by Marc Quinn
CD-Comprised Towering Art Sculptures
Tara Donovan Presents Her Stratagems Exhibition in New York
Tech-Forward Contemporary Art Exhibitions
SPACES Was Organized by HOFA Gallery and PhillipsX
Sculptural Gallery Art Exhibitions
Kennedy Yanko Presents Two New Galleries in NYC
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Neon Illustation-Donned Buildings
OMA Adorns a Building for the Crafted World Exhibition
Inflated Design Classroom Spaces
Noberto Miranda Designs the Inflatable Intermittent Dome
Self-Designed Exhibition Spaces
Kiki & Joost Adds a New Installation Space to Eindhoven Studio
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Artful Garden Inflatable Spheres
Nic Brundson Designs the (This is) Air Project in Melbourne
Artful Reflective Art Exhibitions
Rice Roshan Showcases The Space in Between Exhibit
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Sound-Interactive Art Installations
Yuri Suzuki Creates the Arborhythm Outdoor Art Installation
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Tree Branch-Formed Lighting Series
Jérôme Pereira Presents the Celestial Attraction Show
Creative Sun Safety Installations
Giant Beach Installation is a Reminder to Practice Sun Safety
Interactive Marine Ecosystem Sculptures
Randi Renate & Beatriz Chachamovits Protect Ecosystems
Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits
Abelardo Morell Presents the New Ground Exhibition
Origami-Inspired Porcelain Art
Saori Matsushita Creates a New Range of Porcelain Pieces
Festive Light Painting Techniques
NASA Astronauts Creates Captivating Light Paintings
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Sculptural Wooden Art Exhibitions
Joel Shapiro Presents His Out of the Blue Exhibition in NY
Hanging Portal-Like Art Installations
Melek Zeynep Bulut Designs the Suspended Duo Installation
Vibrant Public Art Installations
Rico Gatson's Installation Brings Life to Penn Station
Spring-Welcoming Art Installations
DRIFT's Latest Presentation is the Meadow Exhibition
Provocative Banned Books Installations
The American Bookbinders Museum Debuts 'Banned Books Jail'
Rice-Centric Outdoor Installations
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Present Sunrice
Community-Centric Sculptural Installations
Naoto Fukasawa & Jakuets Design the Playful Sculptures
Office-Themed Metallic Installations
Crosby Studios Forms a Pop-Up Exhibition for The Frankie Shop
Human Connection Design Exhibitions
VERSO Presents the No Discipline Solo Exhibition
Billowing Modular Art Installations
People's Architecture Office Designs the Curly Cube
Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures
GREEN GRADS Features Roberta Schreyer's Dreamstones
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Boundless Art Exhibitions
The Frameless Experience Showcases Iconic Art Beyond Reality
Curvaceous Floating Illusion Furniture
Fantin Tapped Designers to Create the Wave Collection
Nature-Inspired Urban Art Installations
Kriskadecor Adds New Artful Installations to its Offices
Large-Scale Pink-Fabric Art Installations
Ibrahim Mahama Designs the Purple Hibiscus Installation
Immersive Space Exhibitions
‘Beyond the Light’ Immerses Guests in NASA’s Scientific Discoveries
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Immersive Balloon Experiences
The Balloon Story Pop-Up Event is Whimsical and Imaginative
Air Balloon-Inspired Lamp Concepts
Kubra Sen Imagines the Creative Air Balloon Lamp Design
Lightning-Inspired Artful Exhibitions
Ugo Rondinone Presents the Bright Light Shining Installation
Feng Shui-Inspired Home Devices
Yoojin Chung Presents Her Capturing Qi Graduation Project
Recycled Molecular Lighting
LightArt Unveils its Clear Coil Collection Made from Waste Materials
Permanent London Art Installtions
Yayoi Kusama Presents Her Infinite Accumulation Piece
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges
Artist Frankey Installs the Canal Skybridge in Amsterdam
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Contemporary Permanent Art Displays
Cj Hendry Introduces the HOOPS Tree Installation in Miami
Artfully Balanced Chair Concepts
The Halfway Serious Chair Concept Balances Two Eggs