LOTUS
Location: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton | Miami, FL, 2016
9 ft x 8 ft x 4 ft
Stainless steel, diffusion material and reflective material, LEDs, custom lighting sequence, and electrical hardware.
LOTUS is a 9-foot light sculpture created for an exclusive Hennessy Paradis Impérial tasting event in the penthouse of The Miami Beach EDITION during Art Basel Miami Beach 2016, its luminous form drawing on the lotus flower’s ancient symbolism of enlightenment, purity, and abundance to create an immersive setting where precision in art and precision in cognac-making became a single shared experience.
- Commissioned by Hennessy and Quintessentially for an intimate gathering of select cognac connoisseurs at The Miami Beach EDITION during Art Basel week, LOTUS placed Amorós’s practice within one of the art world’s most culturally concentrated moments of the year alongside one of France’s most storied luxury Maisons.
- Amorós first encountered the lotus flower in Shanghai, immediately captivated by its movement and form, and has since returned to it across multiple commissions as the botanical embodiment of her core artistic principle: the idea of balance as a spiritual and perceptual anchor in relation to nature and landscape.
- The pairing of LOTUS with Hennessy Paradis Impérial drew on a shared vocabulary of precision, with Amorós describing the evening as a romance with the unknown and noting that the extreme precision required of her lighting sequence mirrored the painstaking craft behind one of the world’s most refined cognacs.
- LOTUS at Art Basel Miami Beach preceded LOTUS at Richard Taittinger Gallery (2022) and SOLAR SANCTUARY at The Plaza (2025), establishing the lotus as one of the most sustained and significant recurring forms across Amorós’s entire body of work.
The first time I saw a lotus flower, known to be a source of enlightenment, purity and abundance, was in Shanghai. Immediately, I was mesmerized by its beauty, shape and movement. The idea of balance is the spiritual principle anchored in my work, and a determining factor for my perspective and perception of nature and landscape – being present and active.
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton – Quintessentially Hennessy Paradis Imperial Exclusive Paradis Impérial Cognac Tastings
In order to celebrate its ultra-refined expression: Paradis Impérial. Quintessentially has partnered with Hennessy, the legendary French Maison de Cognac, to curate bespoke and intimate experiential tastings.
Bringing together select Quintessentially Members and Cognac connoisseurs, Hennessy, which has been crafting the world’s finest Cognacs since 1765, is able to indulge invités to a culinary moment like no other.
At the Art Basel Miami Beach event, Hennessey and Quintessentially tapped Grimanesa Amorós, a Peruvian light artist based in New York City, to co-host the event in the penthouse of the Residences at The Miami Beach EDITION.
“Precision, a word I love is part of my life and my work, the lighting must be extremely precise,” The artist is known for immersive, large-scale light sculpture and light installations around the world. “For me, the evening was a romance with the Unknown; a wonderful opportunity to learn and discover behind-the-scene the creation of Paradis Impérial.”