# LANCÔME - Absolue Art Exhibition, Shanghai -- 1,350-unit Kinetic Matrix > For LANCÔME's Absolue art exhibition at China Shipping Pavilion in Shanghai, MLABART developed a kinetic lifting matrix with approximately 1,350 motor-controlled moving units. The team handled mechanical development, movement programming and operational maintenance, coordinating the suspended elements into programmable waves and ripples. - **Client:** LANCÔME - **Industry:** Beauty - **Location:** Shanghai - **Year:** 2023 ## Project facts - **Brand:** LANCÔME - Absolue - **Location:** China Shipping Pavilion - 18 Longhua Road East, Shanghai, China - **Exhibition dates:** 23 December 2023-28 January 2024 - **Scale:** Approximately 1,350 motor-controlled moving units - **Our role:** Mechanical development, programming & operational maintenance ## A synchronized field of moving elements Approximately 1,350 motor-controlled units form a suspended field within the golden exhibition space. Their programmed movement creates waves and ripples across the installation, changing its shape over time. Visitors encounter the work as a moving display. MLABART's role covered development of the mechanical installation, digital movement programming and its operational maintenance. [Absolue kinetic matrix -- on-site movement](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/matrix.mp4) [Explore the format](https://mlabart.com/solutions/kinetic-mechanical-installations/) ## Multi-motor synchronization and choreography The central engineering task was coordinating more than a thousand motors while achieving the intended visual patterns. Movement programming connected the individual units into an editable choreography of ripples and waves. The project record describes an extended testing period for the mechanism and programmed effects before on-site commissioning. It does not specify a measured positioning tolerance or synchronization error. ## Production, testing and commissioning The reported delivery schedule was approximately 60 days of production, 20 days of testing and seven days of installation and commissioning. MLABART also supported operational maintenance. ### Build the moving system. Develop the mechanical installation and the motor-controlled lifting units. ### Compose the movement. Program synchronized wave, ripple and other creative motion patterns. ### Tune it in the space. Test the system and commission the mechanism and visual effects on site. ## Explore related formats - [Kinetic sculptures & installations](https://mlabart.com/solutions/kinetic-mechanical-installations/) - [Exhibition experiences](https://mlabart.com/solutions/immersive-exhibitions/) - [Discuss your project](https://mlabart.com/contact/) ## Scenario LANCÔME's "Perpetual, Beyond Time" Absolue art exhibition at China Shipping Pavilion, Shanghai, from December 23, 2023 to January 28, 2024. The brand exhibition connected art, time and the Absolue product story. ## Interaction Visitors watch and photograph a suspended kinetic installation. Approximately 1,350 moving units rise and fall under coordinated motor control, forming programmed waves, ripples and changing spatial patterns. ## Technologies - Mechanical Lifting System - Kinetic Interaction ## Marketing value The installation turns coordinated mechanical movement into a physical expression of the brand's exhibition theme, giving visitors a changing scene to observe and photograph. ## Results MLABART's project record describes approximately 1,350 moving units, around 60 days of production, 20 days of testing and seven days of on-site installation and commissioning. The project team also estimates about 300 exhibition visits per day. Source: MLABART's project description supplied on October 7, 2026. The daily visitor estimate refers to the exhibition, not separately measured engagement with the matrix. Production, testing and installation durations are approximate. The public exhibition dates are recorded separately from production time. ## Image context Wider exhibition context supplied with the project, including works by other artists. MLABART's delivery scope on this page is the kinetic lifting matrix; the other artworks and the overall exhibition design are not claimed as its work. ## MLABART's delivery scope The reported delivery schedule was approximately 60 days of production, 20 days of testing and seven days of installation and commissioning. MLABART also supported operational maintenance. ## Why brands choose this approach - A dense field of individually controlled moving elements supports wave and ripple choreography. - Mechanical development and movement programming connect the installation's structure to its visual behavior. - Testing and on-site commissioning are part of the delivery scope. ## Reported by - [City News Service -- exhibition dates, venue and wider artistic context](https://www.citynewsservice.cn/events/exhibition/special-rose-inspires-perpetual-beyond-time-exhibition-3n7bb6ko) - [Emmanuelle Moureaux -- exhibiting artist's record of the 2023-2024 exhibition dates](https://www.emmanuellemoureaux.com/100colors-48) ## Images - ![Rose display within the wider LANCÔME Absolue exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/01.webp) - ![Digital botanical display within the wider Absolue exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/02.webp) - ![Golden exhibition room with suspended kinetic elements above a circular floor pattern](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/03.webp) - ![Side view of the golden kinetic matrix room with a visitor and circular floor motif](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/04.webp) - ![Suspended translucent sculpture in the wider Absolue exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/05.webp) - ![Gold rose-shaped sculpture in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/06.webp) - ![Geometric pink acrylic artwork in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/07.webp) - ![Gold sphere pyramid sculpture in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/08.webp) - ![Illuminated box artwork in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/09.webp) - ![Gold rose-shaped doorway sculpture in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/10.webp) - ![Photographic rose artwork displayed in a white exhibition room](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/11.webp) - ![Multicolored hanging butterfly artwork in the wider exhibition](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/12.webp) - ![Suspended LANCÔME kinetic units moving across the golden room, shown in a still from the supplied site video](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/matrix-wave.webp) - ![A second programmed formation of the kinetic matrix, shown in a still from the supplied site video](https://mlabart.com/cases/lancome-mechanical-matrix/matrix-pattern.webp) ## Related Pages **See also:** [CHLITINA - Dealer Summit at Shanghai Tower -- Kinetic Sphere Array, Fibre-Optic Wall and Holographic Display](https://mlabart.com/work/chlitina-dealer-summit-2026/) | [LANCÔME - Changi Airport, Singapore -- Object-Recognition Table & Spherical LED Space](https://mlabart.com/work/lancome-changi-popup/) | [LANCÔME - Sanya CDF Pop-up -- Naked-Eye 3D Box and Interactive Game Zone](https://mlabart.com/work/lancome-sanya-naked3d/) --- **MLABART** -- Interaction - Imagination - Innovation MLABART is an interactive installation and interactive software development studio. We design, program and deliver interactive installations -- motion-sensing games, touch and AI experiences, interactive LED walls, projection mapping, naked-eye 3D and kinetic sculptures -- for mall and New Year's Eve countdown campaigns, trade-show booths and launches, and brand pop-ups, from concept and custom software through fabrication and on-site delivery. - Web: https://mlabart.com - Email: mark@touchworld-sh.com - Phone / WhatsApp: +86 18917292695 - Canonical HTML version: https://mlabart.com/work/lancome-mechanical-matrix/