A Rolls-Royce Avon Mk209 jet engine we supplied to Zad Moultaka, a world renowned artist has been used as an art piece at La Biennale di Venezia - 57th International Art Exhibition. This is our video blog covering when we went to visit the exhibit, known as ŠamaŠ Soleil Noir Soleil. Zad refers to the engine specifically as the "Holy Motor", and as you can see the way it is portrayed and viewed is much like an obelisk being "worshipped" by the viewers with their mobile phones. The lighting, atmosphere and choral singing certainly invoke feelings that the sculpture should be both revered and possibly even feared. This is a bit out of the ordinary for us but we were thrilled to see a technological feat of British engineering displayed to an audience who would never normally view it or appreciate it. This is literal "Jet Art".
